{"id":1099245,"date":"2021-12-08T15:28:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T20:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1099245"},"modified":"2021-12-08T15:28:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T20:28:45","slug":"airlines-demand-passengers-don-masks-between-bites-and-sips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airlines-demand-passengers-don-masks-between-bites-and-sips\/","title":{"rendered":"Airlines Demand Passengers Don Masks Between &#039;Bites and Sips&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fairlines-demand-passengers-don-masks-between-bites-and-sips%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1099245&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1335408680-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Airline corporations have explicitly demanded passengers wear masks between bites of food and sips of drinks.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a Harvard study reported by the <em>Washington Post&nbsp;<\/em>in 2020 that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/trafficandcommuting\/with-proper-measures-flying-can-be-safer-than-eating-at-a-restaurant-during-the-pandemic-study-says\/2020\/10\/27\/01d6d248-17d1-11eb-aeec-b93bcc29a01b_story.html\">indicates<\/a>&nbsp;\u201cflying can be safer than eating at a restaurant during the pandemic\u201d due to \u201conboard systems that constantly circulate and refresh air,\u201d airlines have begun conducting in-flight announcements to cudgel people into donning masks while eating and drinking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In compliance with TSA\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/sd-1544-21-02a.pdf\">orders<\/a>&nbsp;to wear a mask \u201cbetween bites and sips,\u201d Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are among the corporations that state mask-wearing must occur while eating and drinking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can briefly lower or remove your face covering while actively eating, drinking or taking oral medication, but it must be worn between bites and sips,\u201d American Airlines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/i18n\/travel-info\/coronavirus-updates.jsp\">says<\/a>&nbsp;on its website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMasks must be worn at all times except while eating, drinking, or taking oral medications for brief periods,\u201d Delta <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delta.com\/us\/en\/travel-planning-center\/know-before-you-go\/face-masks\">demands<\/a>. \u201cProlonged periods of mask removal are not permitted for eating or drinking \u2013 masks must be worn between bites and sips.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>United Airlines, however, which is conducting in-flight reminders for passengers to wear masks between bites and sips, cited the Department of Defense-sponsored Harvard study as a reason to be assured jammed-full planes are safe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.7630057803468\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">White House Claims Biden Follows CDC Mask Guidance After Getting Caught Shopping Without One <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j9pmNpXEHl\">pic.twitter.com\/j9pmNpXEHl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1465442313535115265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd even when the plane is full, on average only 0.003% of infected air particles could enter the breathing zone of seated, masked passengers, according to the DOD study,\u201d United\u2019s website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.united.com\/ual\/en\/us\/fly\/travel\/what-to-expect.html\">reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Airlines are not the only organizations to mandate masks during dining experiences. California uses a similar TSA guideline for patrons at restaurants. \u201cGoing out to eat with members of your household this weekend? Don\u2019t forget to keep your mask on in between bites,\u201d Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s (D) directives <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/1312437371460173825?s=20\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;Similar to customers of the airline industry, Californians&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.ca.gov\/masks-and-ppe\/\">exempt<\/a>&nbsp;from wearing masks are \u201cchildren under two years old, due to the risk of suffocation,\u201d and people with certain medical conditions.<\/p>\n<p>These strict face covering rules have been difficult for some Democrat politicians to follow. For instance, Oregon Gov.&nbsp;Kate Brown (D)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/07\/democrat-oregon-gov-kate-brown-spotted-maskless-as-health-officials-draft-more-permanent-mask-rules\/\">showed<\/a>&nbsp;up in Washington, DC, over the weekend without wearing a mask despite crafting \u201cpermanent\u201d mask rules for&nbsp;Oregonians.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.7333333333333\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What does it mean when you match with the amazing utterly fabulous and indefatigable champions for equality and progress who are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KateBrownForOR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KateBrownForOR<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidmgins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@davidmgins<\/a>? Thank you both for evening you do for advancing our communities! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LTweoiLrzI\">pic.twitter.com\/LTweoiLrzI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manilan Houle (@ManilanH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManilanH\/status\/1467458339093241858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Biden has also broken mask rules. Over Thanksgiving weekend, Biden was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/28\/joe-biden-caught-maskless-inside-nantucket-store-with-required-face-covering-sign-hanging-on-door\/\">caught<\/a> maskless at a Nantucket store that required customers to wear masks. Biden not only broke the store\u2019s rules but also Nantucket\u2019s mask mandate, which was&nbsp;reinstated&nbsp;days before Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.0791366906475\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You have to take off your mask to eat. It\u2019s what we do when we eat inside restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benjamin Siemon (@BenjaminJS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjaminJS\/status\/1467169115806654472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Follow Wendell Huseb\u00f8 on Twitter&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><em>@WendellHuseb\u00f8<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airline corporations have explicitly demanded passengers wear masks between bites of food and sips of drinks. Despite a Harvard study reported by the Washington Post\u00a0in 2020 that\u00a0indicates\u00a0\u201cflying can be safer &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1099245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1099245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1099245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1099245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1099245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}