TSA Extends Mask Mandate

Planning on traveling anytime soon? Don’t forget to bring your mask! Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is extending the current mandate for mask use on public transportation through April 18. The mandate was originally set to expire on March 18, but the extension was made based on a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In a letter signed by Airlines for America, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. Travel Association, it reads; “With declining hospitalization rates, increased immunity, widely available vaccines and cutting-edge treatments on the horizon, America is reaching an inflection point where endemic-focused policies can replace pandemic-driven restrictions…As leading U.S. travel and business organizations, we respectfully urge the Administration to chart a clear course for replacing pandemic-era travel advisories, requirements, and restrictions with endemic-focused policies of a ‘new normal’ that enable travel to resume fully, freely and safely.”

Source: NPR