{"id":1445703,"date":"2022-04-19T09:44:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1445703"},"modified":"2022-04-19T09:44:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:44:47","slug":"watch-air-travelers-and-crews-celebrate-after-judge-strikes-down-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-air-travelers-and-crews-celebrate-after-judge-strikes-down-mask-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Air Travelers And Crews Celebrate After Judge Strikes Down Mask Mandate"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fwatch-air-travelers-and-crews-celebrate-after-judge-strikes-down-mask-mandate%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=1445703&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\/2022\/04\/pexels-pascal-renet-1089306.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Passengers and airline crews rejoiced on Monday after hearing that a federal judge struck down President Joe Biden\u2019s sweeping federal travel mask mandate. <\/p>\n<p>More than a year after Biden requested a mandatory masking rule for planes, trains, ride-sharing vehicles, and other forms of transportation, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0grossly exceeded its power by muzzling Americans. <\/p>\n<p>The White House lamented the decision as \u201cdisappointing\u201d and encouraged everyone on domestic flights to keep masking. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Americans on U.S. commercial flights, however, were delighted with the judge\u2019s decision to declare the mask mandate null and void after the CDC had extended the mandate period four times. <\/p>\n<p>Announcements from flight attendants and pilots that masks are no longer required on planes were met with cheers and smiling faces. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s over. Immediately. Congratulations,\u201d one Alaska Airlines pilot declared. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"V1V9l2ZJAyzj2q0wFIZFtakIhPLab4iEmu7n6XBuKqKtWk4x3Rfd5GoPDNWXQ5cr8sEpvYUCCjpJYrHg1dSyfM0Q3GvigMS9\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cLadies and gentlemen, this is your pilot speaking. This is the most important announcement I\u2019ve ever made. The federal mask mandate is over. Take off your mask if you choose!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A wonderful moment mid flight on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlaskaAir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@alaskaair<\/a> today! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nWSatDRB83\">pic.twitter.com\/nWSatDRB83<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Dietderich (@ben_dietd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ben_dietd\/status\/1516191733645975554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFinally!\u201d one man yelled after hearing the good news.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s go!\u201d cheered another passenger. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>One flight crew started playing Kool &#038; The Gang\u2019s \u201cCelebration\u201d over the plane speakers.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"w4nCWLju39pt8VfbXk7l0qiYeAyKGoZI2R\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m on board an American Airlines flight into PBI and our pilot just made an announcement over the speaker: &#8220;we&#8217;ve just received word that the mask mandate has been lifted.&#8221; <br \/>Naturally there was some cheering <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gKf7Rf5LsJ\">pic.twitter.com\/gKf7Rf5LsJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lexi Nahl (@LexiCBS12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LexiCBS12\/status\/1516224088494297092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"SjKzQQGByaszDo8P0RftXYAb0ljZp6b1iUlGnHweLVY3kmqyvPsDMOdo5Z2qp3rh1vAEmFWdO\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Passengers on a Delta Airlines flight got a surprise on their way to Los Angeles on Monday \u2013 the overturning of the national mask mandate for planes and public transit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People clapped, drinks are flowing, masks off,&#8221; a passenger wrote on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7RMoiUjINk\">pic.twitter.com\/7RMoiUjINk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1516389950744416257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>One stewardess even became emotional after realizing this was the first time in two years she was not required to cover her face. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"NotVsQDeEhXciYb3K35RU61xl0g7IfkZeASqxqrFpGFzjr1LMQXkNzyd8Lvjn8uwgcwIJpYHnlE5i6T2JvhMf\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Plane applauded as the stewardess announced the end of the mandate. She broke into tears as she got to take off her mask for the first time in 2 years \ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WlCpZk30QM\">pic.twitter.com\/WlCpZk30QM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Mann (@The_Kyle_Mann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Kyle_Mann\/status\/1516205586119073798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo one could be happier than we are,\u201d a Delta flight attendant remarked. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"uHmpDSo6izh8vn5cOalpCRQq1fy24g9YklCmXMqsAXkNZKQGjBtHxc1eLarz4P3S8wBI\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude37MASK MANDATE LIFTED\ud83d\ude37<\/p>\n<p>Myself, and a couple hundred others, just learned mid-flight that the mask mandate is over?!<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Delta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Delta<\/a> Airlines staff just got on the intercom to announce the mandate is lifted and now optional!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers followed the announcement!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSDenver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cbsdenver<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cbsnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j5tLM01c9g\">pic.twitter.com\/j5tLM01c9g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dillon Thomas (@DillonMThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DillonMThomas\/status\/1516219023993806848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Airport terminals also erupted with applause and praise as passengers heard they could finally fly maskless.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have a mask on, you can take it off,\u201d one Southwest Airlines gate agent said over the loudspeaker. \u201cTake the mask off.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"zZk8xWNL3RVjKf\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthwestAir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SouthwestAir<\/a> gate agent was so excited to tell everyone that SW officially dropped the mask mandate. But because DC is a leftist cesspool, the crowd\u2014aside from me and like two other people\u2014did not meet his excitement level. Oh well SO HAPPY TO FLY MASKLESS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1zxj88cVYx\">pic.twitter.com\/1zxj88cVYx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alyssa Cordova (@lysscordova) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lysscordova\/status\/1516211681206099977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Passengers on board were also eager to spread the news and encourage their fellow travelers to ditch the uncomfortable cloths in favor of \u201chappy chatter.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"OMAXFkSKLQN8olgaryxtpbq9wdjBRVPmhYGeWJvsTUi5C16cuHZ2\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pilot just announced <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthwestAir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SouthwestAir<\/a> sent out notification ten minutes ago that masks are optional. Not impressed with SWA dragging its feet and lying to customers for hours, but we are heading home feeling just a little bit lighter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PSdxDZvgNw\">pic.twitter.com\/PSdxDZvgNw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Molly McCann (@molmccann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/molmccann\/status\/1516204290758557696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire and Fox News. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passengers and airline crews rejoiced on Monday after hearing that a federal judge struck down President Joe Biden\u2019s sweeping federal travel mask mandate. 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