Federal Mask Mandate on Planes and Public Transportation No Longer in Effect
byDaniel McCarthy/
Face masks will no longer be required on planes and other forms of public transportation after a federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled against the federal mask mandate and the White House, shortly after, said it would no longer enforce it while it is under review.
The ruling,可以在这里完整阅读,是针对该任务提起的首次诉讼,以成功地对CDC的面具规则进行裁决,该裁决已于2021年2月以来一直在实施。
In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle wrote that the mandate exceeded the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) authority and that because of that it is “not in accordance with the law.”
米泽尔法官在反对该任务的许多其他论点中写道:“法院必须持有非法,并搁置面具授权作为不符合法律的机构诉讼。”
Shortly after, officials from the White House confirmed that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would no longer enforce the mask mandate on public transportation, even though the White House may still appeal the decision in the future and is reportedly considering its next steps.
这位官员说:“今天的法院判决意味着CDC的公共交通掩盖令目前尚未生效。”根据多个报道。“因此,TSA不会强制执行其安全指令和紧急修正案,要求目前需要掩盖公共交通和运输中心。”
The White House will continue to “recommend” that people wear masks, according to a statement from White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday afternoon, but for the time being, passengers in the air will no longer be required to wear face masks and flight attendants will no longer be tasked with enforcing the rule.
After being extended last week, the mandate could have officially expired on May 3. The federal government had reportedly considered letting the mask expire last week, however, due to an increase in infections and in severe COVID-19 outcomes in some parts of the U.S., it decided to extend it out of "an abundance of caution."
“Since early April, there have been increases in the 7-day moving average of cases in the U.S. The CDC Mask Order remains in effect while CDC assesses the potential impact of the rise of cases of severe disease, including hospitalizations and deaths, and healthcare system capacity. TSA will extend the security directive and emergency amendment for 15 days, through May 3, 2022,” the CDC wrote at the time.
The travel industry has largely seen the extension of the mask mandate, along with the continued inbound testing rules, as a major drag on its recovery. The U.S. Travel Association and the Association of American Travel Advisors (ASTA) haveboth continued to push for both of those rules to be lifted。
这项任务还为那些负责执行它的人(主要是空姐)引起了问题,这些人是对飞机的口头数量不断增加的,有时甚至是物理攻击的主题。就在上周,the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the two largest-ever fines for passengers。