Good news for business travellers who regularly fly with Brussels Airlines the port of mask is no longer compulsory Tuesday. " From tomorrow, 3 May, it will no longer be compulsory for passengers and cabin crew to wear masks on board Brussels Airlines aircraft. This decision was taken today and communicated to passengers and staff." said the management of Brussels Airlines. It continued: " This extends the experience at the airport, where masks have not been compulsory for some time, to the plane itself." .
The plane has always been a place where the risk of infection is very low
This measure is an exception in the Belgian transport sector. Masks are still compulsory on trains and other public transport services. To justify this decision, the company points to the specific operation of the airline sector: " Air travel has always been a place where the risk of infection is very low, thanks to advanced air filtering systems. Now that the mask is no longer required, we are one step closer to a "normal" travel experience after the pandemic. In some foreign airports, masks are still compulsory. Customers are therefore advised to check the rules in force in their destination country before travelling".Brussels Airlines nonetheless points out.
a decision by the company
Unlike United StatesBrussels Airlines was therefore able to take this measure relatively independently. " It's a decision taken by the company, not by us. "A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Transport confirmed this when contacted on Tuesday. Brussels Airlines points out, however, that the government has authorised such a relaxation for some time.
For the moment, however, there's nothing new in the skies over France. " We are applying the current regulations, so the mask will not be withdrawn for the time being." said an Air France spokeswoman on Tuesday.
