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It's time that all the airlines just simply tell joe -- Hey, on X Date, we are no longer enforcing any mask or testing mandate. If you want to ground every plane, go right ahead.
You'd see the mandate lifted in 3 minutes.
Foreign airlines certainly may exercise this option--arguably, at this point, they should--but it's not as simple for US carriers. I mean, technically they could, but it's not a good idea. I recall during 2008, those firms who refused to be "helpful," which was their right, with the US Treasury's request for some assistance, shouldn't expect any favors in the future--it's a tough way of doing business this way.