Qantas says it will soon allow passengers to travel without masks on some international flights, even though face coverings remain compulsory on all domestic services. qantas masks
Qantas presently requires all its international passengers to prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19, but there is no airline or government vaccine mandate on domestic flights.James Goodwin, chief executive of the Australian Airports Association, said the end of terminal mask mandates would “assist airport staff by allowing them to carry out their busy roles without the need to monitor the use of masks”.
Epidemiologists had mixed responses to the changes to mask rules for long-haul flights, but agreed the time was right to lift the requirement in airport terminals. Deakin University’s epidemiology chair Professor Catherine Bennett stressed that people could still wear masks if they wanted to be cautious on planes, and advised them to use N95 masks.
Bennett said it made sense to drop mask requirements in airport terminals, where the risk of COVID-19 transmission was similar to a shopping centre.
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