It will still be obligatory for
passengers to wear facemasks on flights from Italy until June 15
even though an an EU-wide requirement for masks on flights and
at airports ends on Monday, May 16, according to the latest
guidelines from EU agencies .
This is because the Italian authorities have decided to keep the
obligation until the middle of next month and the European Union
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease
Prevention and Control (ECDC) have said national regulations
take precedence.
"Wearing face masks at airports and inflight should be aligned
with national measures on wearing masks in public transport and
transport hubs," the guidelines said.
"If either the departure or destination States require the
wearing of face masks on public transport, aircraft operators
should require passengers and crew to comply with those
requirements inflight, beyond 16 May 2022.
"Further, as of 16 May 2022, aircraft operators, during their
pre-flight communications as well as during the flight, should
continue to encourage their passengers and crew members to wear
face masks during the flight as well as in the airport, even
when wearing a face mask is not required".
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