UA Face Mask Policy -- Masks no longer required on domestic & some intl flights
Jul 3, 22, 1:50 pm - Wikipost
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Jul 3, 22, 6:41 am
#466
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Originally Posted by UA_Flyer
Flights to Australia still require mask wearing in the flights. For those connecting on to VS within Australia, VS enforces it during flight and all airports in Australia require wearing masks inside the airports.
Jul 3, 22, 8:13 pm
#467
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Mask requirements on UA's SIN-US flights
Question - on UA's direct flights from SIN, can one remove a mask once the plane is in the air (means leaving Singapore airspace) or FAs force pax to wear masks until you reach US?
Jul 4, 22, 4:56 am
#470
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Originally Posted by bmwe92fan
Flew EWR -NRT July 1 - masks required and everyone complied for all 14 hours….
Jul 4, 22, 5:00 am
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Originally Posted by uastarflyer
Same experience same day SFO-NRT. They said it’s because of Japan directive. Isn’t a closed UA plane under US jurisdiction generally? I can understand being told to wear when approaching NRT and certainly once landed, but from boarding in SFO? Why?
Jul 4, 22, 6:11 am
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Originally Posted by uastarflyer
Same experience same day SFO-NRT. They said it’s because of Japan directive. Isn’t a closed UA plane under US jurisdiction generally? I can understand being told to wear when approaching NRT and certainly once landed, but from boarding in SFO? Why?
Jul 4, 22, 4:28 pm
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Originally Posted by a5un
I was on UA2 a few weeks ago. Masks were optional once the door was closed and plane has pushed off the gate.
Jul 4, 22, 6:15 pm
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Originally Posted by bmwe92fan
I'm guessing it's because the Japanese have said that if you want to fly here -- these are the rules.... I found it interesting that the pre-boarding announcements and inflight reminders caused no drama from the pax -- I guess we are all used to it....
Originally Posted by uanj
I had the same thing last week flying to TPE. They made announcements during boarding in SFO that one requirement for flying to Taiwan was that passengers and crew must wear masks at all times on board except when eating. And same as bmwe92fan , everyone complied with no issue.
