Refusing to wear face coverings during air travel means that a passenger faces the risk of being offloaded from their flight, restrictions on future carriage or penalties under national laws, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned. Wearing face coverings is a key recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) guidance for safe operations during the pandemic, as developed jointly with the World Health Organization and governments. IATA is emphasizing the need for passengers to comply with the recommendation following recent reports of travellers refusing to wear a face covering during a flight. While this is confined to a very small number of individuals, some on-board incidents have become violent, resulting in costly and extremel...
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