Salutaris People, which provides PCR tests at Liverpool John Lennon airport, said a “no mask” policy by airports and airlines could create a “set back” for air travel with current Covid infection rates surging around the UK and progress still need with the vaccination programme.
Ben Paglia, managing director of Akea Life and a founder of Salutaris People, said: “Until we have a UK and global programme of vaccination in full flow, whereby a person has had two doses of a vaccination, then airline passengers should be advised to wear a mask during their transit and flight.
Warning over removing mask rule 'too early' for air travel
Government
Rob Gill
7 July 2021
A Covid-19 test provider has called for the continued wearing of masks by airline passengers when rules requiring their use are lifted in England from 19 July.
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