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“In the case of Portugal, according to the latest resolution of the Council of Ministers, the use of a mask remains mandatory in public transport, including air transport”, reported Jornal Económico.
Ryanair announced on Wednesday that it will no longer be mandatory to wear a mask on most flights operated by the Irish flag company within the European Union (EU) “with the exception of flights to and from destinations where EU governments still require the mandatory use of masks on public transport. In this way, the mask will continue to be mandatory on flights to and from Portugal, Austria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands and Spain.
"We hope that these countries will relax their mask rules in the coming days, in accordance with these new health guidelines from the EASA and the ECDC", the company's CEO also says, quoted in a statement.
easyJet also said in a statement that it does not require “customers and crew” to wear masks “on flights where masks are not legally required at both ends of the route”, signalling that the company follows “the legal requirements of all the countries for which they operate. In practice, this means that “when flying to or from countries where mask requirements remain in force”, as is the case in Portugal, the company continues to impose mandatory mask use.
The maintenance of this mandatory requirement in Portugal follows Decree-Law Health establishments and services, residential structures for the elderly (or equivalent), as well as for collective passenger transport, including TVDE and air transport.
On Wednesday, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) announced that they will no longer recommend wearing a mask at airports and on flights in Europe. The new rules take effect on Monday. However, the two entities warned that the rules regarding masks will continue to vary by airline beyond that date. On the same day, France announced that, as of Monday, it will also no longer be mandatory to wear a mask on public transport, including on planes.
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So you can take a mask off to eat a meal or have a drink seems another ridiculous situation
By Alan from Algarve on 13 May 2022, 21:34
Why on earth this woke crowd are so determined to politicise the use of such a simple courtesy to others by donning a mask is beyond me.
Nobody knows for sure which direction this virus is going.
There is growing evidence that any infection with covid can lead to long term brain damage.
So what on earth is the big deal?
By James from Algarve on 14 May 2022, 07:54
Masks can not filter viruses, which is completely impossible, if mouth protection could do this then people would have used a mask for the last 100 years and we then need no medication either because the mask fixes everything, if the mask works then no one would have caught a cold. Again important to repeat, masks can not filter viruses or bacteria, and to add how can a virus be harmless when people eat and sit down but dangerous when people standing up?
By Magnus from Other on 14 May 2022, 09:45
As usual Ryanair is trying to substitute the national legislator of countries they operate. Nowadays a mask is as important as a condom. We'll see.
By Diogo F. from Madeira on 15 May 2022, 20:37
To the person who wrote "Masks can not filter viruses" er, yes they do, and do it very effectively. It is why they have been recommended by actual scientists during this pandemic, and worn by medical professionals for decades. I'd love to know what this dude's qualifications are for him to make such an ill-informed statement, and I'd invite him to ask the doctors and nurses who will treat him next time he's in hospital or a clinic not to wear masks when operating on, or treating, him. Masks DO work, which is why I will continue to be double-masked every time I am in public and traveling. Better safe than sorry!
By Tina Steele from USA on 17 May 2022, 04:26
flew in today (18.05.22) from Berlin to Faro with Ryanair FR 253 and should I say? less than 50% used a mask, but one of the passengers thought it would be nice to have a fag on the toilet, he was welcomed by Faro police after touch down what cheered me up :-))
By Egon Luger from Algarve on 19 May 2022, 01:38
Look up "hypoxia." Constant mask-wearing deprives the body of oxygen, which is needed to fight cancer, for one. These globalists are either clueless or evil, take your pick!
By I. Goncalves from USA on 20 May 2022, 14:53