Flight attendants for United, Delta, and American Airlines are not required to mandate the wearing of face coverings by passengers on flights.
Three major U.S. airlines—Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines—are not requiring passengers on flights to maintain the face covering policy, according to employee policies reviewed by Reuters.
However, making sure that people keep their masks on once inside the plane could be a different matter. Flight attendants are reportedly not required to enforce the policy onboard flights but are asked to encourage passengers to follow the directive. Three major U.S. airlines are reportedly not strictly enforcing a policy that requires passengers to wear face masks during flights., American Airlines said the"safety and well-being of our customers and team members is our highest priority. American, like other U.S. airlines, requires customers to wear a face covering while on board, and this requirement is enforced at the gate while boarding. We also remind customers with announcements both during boarding and at departure.
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