The airline Tui Airways will no longer require passengers to wear face masks on flights to or from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
A spokesperson for the operator’s in-house airline confirmed to the BBC that face masks would no longer be a legal necessity starting today (Friday) from two locations in the United Kingdom – exactly two years to the day that Covid-19 was declared a pandemic.
The relaxing of the restriction comes as a result of Jet2 eliminating the requirement on select flights and Iata head Willie Walsh advocating for the repeal of the mask requirement. Tui Airways confirmed the move, saying, “However, in accordance with UK government and EU Charter recommendations, we highly urge that you continue to wear a mask during your journey.”
The current recommendation is that passengers aged 12 and up traveling on TUI Airways to or from Wales and Scotland must continue to wear a mask during their journey unless they are excused due to a medical condition.
In addition, it’s crucial to remember that you may still be compelled to wear a mask while exiting the plane and once inside the airport at your final destination. In addition, the airline said that all customers aged two and up traveling to the United States on its flights are required to wear a mask during the voyage.
According to the airline, it is also essential for passengers aged six and above who are going to Italy to wear an FFP2 mask during the journey.