No more masks from 23 March
Mar 15, 2022, 12:42 pm
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No more masks from 23 March
Looks like KLM is finally scrapping masking from Wednesday next week. https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nede...-corona-regels
Mar 15, 2022, 1:07 pm
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Really good news. It's about time we move to sensible epidemiological policy instead of politicized ineffective virtue signaling worn on faces.
Mar 15, 2022, 1:56 pm
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Hallelujah!
Those who consider themselves at risk for some reason, as well as those who insist on woke virtue signalling are more than welcome to continue wearing masks, just leave the rest of us alone.
Last week I was on a longhaul flight where about half the pax in J didn't wear a mask, despite the rules in force. The vast majority of people can't stand the things, and support has visibly been flagging as airlines become the last mask mandate outposts.
Johan.
Those who consider themselves at risk for some reason, as well as those who insist on woke virtue signalling are more than welcome to continue wearing masks, just leave the rest of us alone.
Last week I was on a longhaul flight where about half the pax in J didn't wear a mask, despite the rules in force. The vast majority of people can't stand the things, and support has visibly been flagging as airlines become the last mask mandate outposts.
Johan.
Mar 15, 2022, 2:28 pm
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I didn't see it discussed in the article, but I assume they will still require masks on flights to/from countries that still require them (USA, Italy)? But hopefully with little to no enforcement? Meanwhile here in the US I recently saw a family thrown off a flight because their 2 year old would not keep a mask on.
Last year I was hoping we could all switch over from face masks to armbands, but that never caught on...
Last year I was hoping we could all switch over from face masks to armbands, but that never caught on...
Mar 15, 2022, 3:05 pm
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Technically you are right, but KLM will ask the government to stop enforcing masks on planes altogether, and I’m sure that the government will be more than happy to remove the requirement at airports.
Mar 15, 2022, 3:51 pm
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They've been asking this for weeks already and the government seems to think that there is an EU requirement for it so I wouldn't hold my breath on that just yet.
Mar 15, 2022, 4:49 pm
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There isn’t, and this quote from UpInTheSky makes the ministry look bad:
De reden die gegeven wordt is dat de mondkapjes vanwege Europese regelgeving in vliegtuigen verplicht gedragen moeten worden. “De Europese luchtvaartorganisatie EASA beveelt het dragen van mondkapjes in het vliegtuig momenteel sterk aan: strictly recommended. Dat is meer dan een advies. In vrijwel alle Europese landen moeten passagiers een mondkapje dragen. Nederland volgt die lijn”, laat een woordvoerder van het ministerie van Volksgezondheid weten aan Up in the Sky.
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Mar 15, 2022, 5:04 pm
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Mar 15, 2022, 5:32 pm
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Mar 16, 2022, 10:28 am
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So if I fly KLM from the US to AMS, will I be able to take my mask off once I'm onboard or will I have to wear it the entire duration of the flight just because it departed from the US? If the former, I am changing all of my flights on US carriers this summer to KLM/BA.