Incidents of ‘air rage’ doubled due to mask rules, says Iata
3 years, 4 months ago

Incidents of ‘air rage’ doubled due to mask rules, says Iata

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rules around compulsory mask-wearing have driven a surge in “air rage” incidents involving unruly passengers, according to airline body Iata. In an informal survey of Iata’s Cabin Operations Safety Technical Group, the association found that one member airline had recorded more than 1,000 incidents of non-compliance in a single week, while another had calculated a 55 per cent increase in unruly passenger incidents based on the number of travellers carried. “These offences must be enforced vigorously, and the consequences of such behavior publicised.” The news comes as the US’s Federal Airline Association reported 4,600 incidents between January and early October 2021 - 72 per cent of which related to non-compliance with the country’s federal mandate to wear a mask on all planes and in airports. In reaction to the surge in unruly passenger incidents, Delta Air Lines recently called for a unified, cross-airline “no fly list” of troublesome passengers to be shared.

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Gov. Hochul considering a face mask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts
9 months, 1 week ago

Gov. Hochul considering a face mask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system due to concerns about people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. On one train, a man who was not wearing a mask led a small group in chanting “Raise your hands if you’re a Zionist” …

Vaping ‘driving worrying surge in number of air rage incidents on flights’
1 year, 9 months ago

Vaping ‘driving worrying surge in number of air rage incidents on flights’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The rate of incidents involving unruly travellers rose by nearly a third last year compared with 2022, according to global …

Fewer aggressive airline passengers at Schiphol after disappearance of face mask rule
1 year, 11 months ago

Fewer aggressive airline passengers at Schiphol after disappearance of face mask rule

NL Times  

The number of aggressive passengers on board flights to or from Schiphol decreased significantly in the past year, according to the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate’s annual report on the State of Schiphol. Last year, Schiphol flights dealt with just under 750 aggressive travelers, compared to over 880 the year before. In 2020 and 2021, airline passengers had to wear …

Mask no more mandatory on domestic and international flights
2 years, 4 months ago

Mask no more mandatory on domestic and international flights

Op India  

On Wednesday, the civil aviation ministry stated that the use of face masks is no more mandatory for passengers travelling by air, as the incidents of Covid-19 infections have been going down in the country. The ministry stated in a statement to scheduled airlines that the newest decision was made in accordance with the government’s strategy of a graded approach …

COVID-19: 'Wearing masks on flight no longer compulsory, but is advisable,' says Government
2 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19: 'Wearing masks on flight no longer compulsory, but is advisable,' says Government

Firstpost  

Additionally, it stated that any specific reference of a fine or other penalty was not required to be made during in-flight announcements New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Wednesday said the use of masks is not mandatory during air travel; however, passengers should preferably use them amid the declining number of COVID-19 cases. In a communication to the scheduled …

Passenger can be deboarded from aircraft for not wearing a mask
2 years, 9 months ago

Passenger can be deboarded from aircraft for not wearing a mask

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: If a passenger does not comply with Covid-19 protocols and refuses to wear a mask despite repeated warnings, such a passenger can be treated as an “unruly passenger” and can be de-boarded, if need be, before departure, the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation has told all airlines. The latest order by the DGCA comes after the Delhi High Court …

Airlines want to bring back passengers banned over masks
2 years, 11 months ago

Airlines want to bring back passengers banned over masks

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Remember all those thousands of passengers that airlines banned for not wearing face masks? “Many of them assure us that now that the mask mandate is off, everything is going to be fine, and I trust that the vast majority of them will.” American Airlines Chief Government Affairs Officer Nate Gatten told reporters that “in most cases,” people …

Uncomfortable flying without a mask mandate? Some airlines may refund your ticket
2 years, 11 months ago

Uncomfortable flying without a mask mandate? Some airlines may refund your ticket

LA Times  

Passengers make their way through Delta Air Lines Terminal 2 at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday. Airports and airlines dropped their mask requirements after a federal judge in Florida voided the Biden administration’s mask mandate for planes, trains and buses. An Alaska Airlines spokesperson said the Seattle carrier would “work with guests on a case-by-case basis if they’re not …

The new mask-optional phase of the pandemic fuels fears, and some cheers
2 years, 11 months ago

The new mask-optional phase of the pandemic fuels fears, and some cheers

LA Times  

Passengers walk through Delta’s terminal at LAX a day after a federal judge ruled against the government’s mask mandate for public transportation. “It’s just premature to have had it lifted,” UCLA epidemiologist Dr. Robert Kim-Farley said of the ending of mask requirements on airlines, airports, buses and trains nationwide, which followed the order of Florida U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball …

Global airlines weigh mask rules after US flights drop mandate
2 years, 11 months ago

Global airlines weigh mask rules after US flights drop mandate

Live Mint  

European airlines are weighing up their mask requirements on flights to the US after a federal judge threw out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask mandate on mass transport, including onboard aircraft. The ruling on Monday led US carriers including Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. to drop their face-covering requirements on domestic flights, and …

Pilots announce mask mandate has been dropped mid-flight in US, angering passengers
2 years, 11 months ago

Pilots announce mask mandate has been dropped mid-flight in US, angering passengers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Plane passengers in the US are reporting that some pilots announced the country’s federal mask mandate …

CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks, source says
2 years, 11 months ago

CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks, source says

LA Times  

The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in coronavirus cases, according to a person familiar with the matter. Critics have seized on the fact that states have rolled back rules requiring masks in restaurants, stores and other indoor settings, and yet coronavirus cases have fallen sharply since …

US extends mask rule for travel while weighing new approach
3 years ago

US extends mask rule for travel while weighing new approach

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal officials are extending the requirement for masks on planes and public transportation for one more month — through mid-April — while taking steps that could lead to lifting the rule. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said last week that her agency must study the science around virus transmission “but also the epidemiology and the frequency that we …

U.S. mask mandates on planes, buses will likely ease soon. Just not yet
3 years ago

U.S. mask mandates on planes, buses will likely ease soon. Just not yet

LA Times  

Patrick Foye, head of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, hands out masks to subway riders in November 2020. The existing requirement that passengers wear masks on airplanes, buses and other mass transit has been extended through April 18, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcing it is developing guidance that will ease the mandate next month. “We …

“I felt extremely unsafe”: vulnerable passenger asks to leave flight where most others were not wearing masks
3 years, 1 month ago

“I felt extremely unsafe”: vulnerable passenger asks to leave flight where most others were not wearing masks

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The anonymous passenger spoke to Stuff.co.nz, describing how she boarded her Jetstar flight from Wellington to Queenstown to find “a …

WATCH: Brawl breaks out on Christmas Eve flight over comments about wearing a mask
3 years, 2 months ago

WATCH: Brawl breaks out on Christmas Eve flight over comments about wearing a mask

Raw Story  

According to a report from TMZ, a brawl broke out on a Los Angeles to Memphis flight on Christmas Eve after one passenger confronted another about not wearing his mask during the resurgent Covid pandemic. The report notes that an unidentified passenger wearing a blue jacket had reportedly been loud and drinking on the red-eye flight while only occasionally wearing …

Biggest unruly passenger penalty involves woman who stole cookies and attacked her own family
3 years, 4 months ago

Biggest unruly passenger penalty involves woman who stole cookies and attacked her own family

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An American air regulator …

Column: The jerk next to me on the plane wouldn’t wear a mask. Here’s why I didn’t do anything
3 years, 5 months ago

Column: The jerk next to me on the plane wouldn’t wear a mask. Here’s why I didn’t do anything

LA Times  

It really shouldn’t be so hard to follow the mask rules on a flight. A guy on a New Jersey-to-California flight — just one of many examples — was fined $42,000 in May after refusing to wear a mask, “making non-consensual physical contact with another passenger,” throwing a playing card at a passenger, making stabbing gestures toward passengers and “snorting …

Facing ‘air rage’ when you fly? One airline has a solution
3 years, 5 months ago

Facing ‘air rage’ when you fly? One airline has a solution

LA Times  

The idea of airlines sharing lists of banned passengers has drawn opposition and concerns about privacy and antitrust laws. Airlines are debating a new effort to address air rage by having airlines share with one another their lists of passengers banned from flying because of unruly behavior. “A list of banned customers doesn’t work as well if that customer can …

Huge uptick in pandemic 'air rage' hits flight attendants
3 years, 5 months ago

Huge uptick in pandemic 'air rage' hits flight attendants

Raw Story  

Flight attendants have been subject to unprecedented harassment over masks and more during the pandemic, and a U.S. House panel on Thursday heard the raw details of those “air rage" incidents. While there are no hard data, the leader of the flight attendants' union said the most aggression appears to occur in Southern states where there's been pushback against mask …

TSA extends into January mask rule for airline passengers
3 years, 7 months ago

TSA extends into January mask rule for airline passengers

Associated Press  

Federal officials are extending into January a requirement that people on airline flights and public transportation wear face masks, a rule intended to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that airlines have reported 3,889 incidents involving unruly passengers this year, and 2,867 — or 74% — involved refusing to wear a mask. Individual airlines declined …

TSA extends to January mask rule for airline passengers
3 years, 7 months ago

TSA extends to January mask rule for airline passengers

The Independent  

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Airlines, unions demand crackdown on unruly passengers
3 years, 9 months ago

Airlines, unions demand crackdown on unruly passengers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Airlines, flight attendants and pilots are calling for the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute unruly and violent passengers. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Monday, the trade group Airlines for America and unions for pilots and flight crew cited a “substantial increase in and growing escalation of passengers’ unruly and disruptive behavior onboard aircraft, particularly toward …

Opinion: Why the explosion in unruly air passengers?
3 years, 9 months ago

Opinion: Why the explosion in unruly air passengers?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Since January, the Federal Aviation Administration recorded approximately 2,900 reports of “unruly behavior by passengers” – which comes out to almost 18 incidents per day. Trump even slammed Fox News Laura Ingraham at an …

Passenger fined $10,500 after blowing his nose into a blanket on flight
3 years, 10 months ago

Passenger fined $10,500 after blowing his nose into a blanket on flight

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It has been a legal requirement for travellers in the US to wear a face covering on a plane since …

Ruckus in the skies: What happens when airline passengers refuse to wear masks
3 years, 10 months ago

Ruckus in the skies: What happens when airline passengers refuse to wear masks

LA Times  

Under the the Federal Aviation Administration’s recent zero-tolerance order, unruly airline passengers face criminal prosecution or fines of up to $35,000. A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight about to take off from Chicago to Sacramento also refused to wear a mask, called two flight attendants who ordered him off the plane “pathetic” and hit one of the crew members …

Likely Ban of 3 Months on 15 Passengers for Not Wearing Face Mask Properly on Flight: Airlines
3 years, 11 months ago

Likely Ban of 3 Months on 15 Passengers for Not Wearing Face Mask Properly on Flight: Airlines

News 18  

Fifteen passengers, who were found violating COVID-19 norms on domestic flights of three airlines this month, may be banned for three months by the carriers, senior officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday. The DGCA had on March 13 asked airlines to de-board passengers who do not wear their masks “properly" despite repeated warnings and take action against them …

For flight attendants, getting people to wear masks is now one of the hardest parts of the job
4 years, 2 months ago

For flight attendants, getting people to wear masks is now one of the hardest parts of the job

CNN  

CNN — Masks have become a matter of course on airplane flights, and unfortunately, so have ugly confrontations about wearing them. “Enforcing mass compliance has been one of the most difficult parts of our job,” says Allie Malis, a flight attendant for American Airlines and a government affairs representative for the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. “We’re considered essential workers, …

Aeroflot to put passengers who refuse to wear masks in special section of plane
4 years, 3 months ago

Aeroflot to put passengers who refuse to wear masks in special section of plane

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An airline is to seat passengers who refuse to wear a mask in a special section …

American Airlines passenger met by police after complaining that cabin crew hadn’t worn masks
4 years, 3 months ago

American Airlines passenger met by police after complaining that cabin crew hadn’t worn masks

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An American Airlines passenger claims he was met off a flight by police and questioned after …

‘Disruptive’ passenger kicked off plane after demanding flight attendant wear a mask
4 years, 6 months ago

‘Disruptive’ passenger kicked off plane after demanding flight attendant wear a mask

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A fellow traveller named Patrick tweeted about the incident, writing: “This elderly man was thrown off @allegiant airline this morning …

Passenger leaves note calling flight attendant a ‘Nazi’ and ‘glorified maid’ after being asked to wear mask
4 years, 6 months ago

Passenger leaves note calling flight attendant a ‘Nazi’ and ‘glorified maid’ after being asked to wear mask

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A passenger reportedly left an offensive note for a flight attendant after being asked to wear …

Delta has banned nearly 250 passengers for refusing to wear masks
4 years, 6 months ago

Delta has banned nearly 250 passengers for refusing to wear masks

CNN  

CNN — Delta Airlines’ mask policy is not a suggestion, it’s mandatory. “Although rare, we continue to put passengers who refuse to follow the required face-covering rules on our no-fly list,” says Delta CEO Ed Bastian in an internal memo to employees shared with CNN. No go Less than three weeks ago, Delta had banned 100 passengers for refusing to …

Young children pose a dilemma for airlines with mask rules
4 years, 7 months ago

Young children pose a dilemma for airlines with mask rules

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Two recent incidents involving young children who refused to wear face masks show how airlines are struggling to balance safety with compassionate treatment of all their customers during a pandemic. Last week, a Texas woman said Southwest Airlines booted her family off a plane after one of the children, a 3-year-old with autism, refused to wear a mask. …

Strict mask rules? Empty middle seats? We compare airlines’ COVID-19 policies
4 years, 7 months ago

Strict mask rules? Empty middle seats? We compare airlines’ COVID-19 policies

LA Times  

JetBlue and Southwest offer no medical exemptions to their face-covering rules. Devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, some U.S. airlines are hoping to put potential passengers at ease by imposing tougher rules for mask wearing, including threats of banning fliers who refuse to cover their faces. “If you don’t wear a mask, you won’t be flying with us.” Airlines can’t fine …

Delta blacklists more than 100 passengers for refusing to wear masks, says airline boss
4 years, 7 months ago

Delta blacklists more than 100 passengers for refusing to wear masks, says airline boss

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Delta has banned more than “100 people” from flying for refusing to wear a mask, according …

Delta Airlines will require passengers who can’t wear face masks to get a medical evaluation
4 years, 8 months ago

Delta Airlines will require passengers who can’t wear face masks to get a medical evaluation

CNN  

CNN Business — Delta Air Lines will now require medical screenings for passengers who can’t wear face masks due to health reasons — and asks that they reconsider flying altogether as the coronavirus pandemic rages. “If they decide to travel, they will be welcome to fly upon completing a virtual consultation prior to departure at the airport to ensure everyone’s …

Richard Osman compares refusing to wear face masks to not wearing a seatbelt: ‘These people will always be around’
4 years, 8 months ago

Richard Osman compares refusing to wear face masks to not wearing a seatbelt: ‘These people will always be around’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pointless star Richard Osman has compared people who refuse to wear …

US issues guidelines but no new rules for safe air travel
4 years, 8 months ago

US issues guidelines but no new rules for safe air travel

Associated Press  

Federal officials said Thursday that airlines should consider limiting capacity on planes to promote social distancing, but they are not considering making the airlines do it. The agencies said airlines and airports should take steps to increase social distancing, clean surfaces touched by passengers, and ask passengers about their health to discourage people who may be ill from traveling. “This …

American Airlines bans man who refused to wear face mask
4 years, 9 months ago

American Airlines bans man who refused to wear face mask

Associated Press  

DALLAS — American Airlines has banned a man who was kicked off a plane for refusing to wear a face covering, among the first such incidents since airlines promised this week to step up enforcement of their mask rules. According to the airline, conservative activist Brandon Straka ignored requests by crew members to wear a mask while the plane with …

Passenger removed from American Airlines flight has been temporarily banned by the airline
4 years, 9 months ago

Passenger removed from American Airlines flight has been temporarily banned by the airline

CNN  

CNN — After becoming the first known case of someone kicked off a flight due to refusal to wear a mask Wednesday, an American Airlines passenger has now become the first to be temporarily banned by an airline. Passenger Brandon Straka was asked to get off a flight from New York to Dallas after he refused to wear a face …

Refuse to wear a face mask and these airlines may ban you from future flights
4 years, 9 months ago

Refuse to wear a face mask and these airlines may ban you from future flights

CNN  

CNN — US airline passengers who figured face mask enforcements had more bark than bite could end up getting bit. “Those who choose not to comply with this or other safety requirements risk future flight privileges with Delta, which is in keeping with the face covering enforcement policies Airlines for America recently announced,” Delta said. The airline says that “any …

Airlines Say They Will Ramp Up Enforcement Of Face Covering Policies
4 years, 9 months ago

Airlines Say They Will Ramp Up Enforcement Of Face Covering Policies

NPR  

Airlines Say They Will Ramp Up Enforcement Of Face Covering Policies Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP Major airlines will ratchet up their enforcement of face-covering policies, according to Airlines for America, an industry association. Prior to each flight, Alaska, American, United, Delta, Southwest, Hawaiian and JetBlue Airways will communicate to passengers their policy on individual face …

Major US airlines to require passengers to wear face masks
4 years, 10 months ago

Major US airlines to require passengers to wear face masks

Associated Press  

DALLAS — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines said Thursday they will soon require passengers to cover their faces during flights, following the lead of JetBlue Airways. “What we’re hoping instead is that virtually all customers will choose for their own protection and out of respect for others on the airplane to wear a mask in flight.” The …

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