Airline CEOs calling for Biden to drop the federal transportation mask mandate

Published March 24, 2022 7:13 AM

(KYMA, KECY) - CEO's at 10 airlines and cargo carriers want President Biden to end the transportation mask mandate and the testing requirement for international travelers.

That includes major carriers like American Airlines, Delta, Hawaiian Airlines, and United Airlines.

The executives signed a letter to to Biden that outlined their views.

It stated that mask and testing requirements quote "are no longer aligned with the realities of the current epidemiological environment."

Earlier this month, the White House moved the end of the mask mandate to April 18.

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April Hettinger

April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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