JetBlue announced that starting on May 4th, all passengers will be required to wear a face mask that covers their mouth and nose. That will apply during checkin, boarding, while in-flight, and while deplaning.
Small children unable to keep on their face mask will be exempt.
The move comes after pictures circulated of many passengers on flights ignoring the CDC guidelines to wear a mask when in public.
Flights in Canada all require face masks, but there is no blanket requirement in the US. However I’d expect other airlines to match these requirements over the coming days as the country begins to test the waters and emerge from stay at home orders.
Do you wear a face mask when you go out in public?
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Will they supply them? For free or for a fee? Or is it BYO?
BYOM
I have a feeling people will reuse their mask too many times over. Itās not like theyāll have a box of a thousand. (I compare it to dental floss picks- How many people here reuse them until they shred. Be honest!)
There will still be germs and people will remove them to wipe the sweat off their face caused by constant covering.
Donāt understand what this plan does. Either give out Purell or new masks at the gate or with the next stimulus check….
Well if a box of 50 masks would be 5 bucks like its supposed to cost and what I paid before this disaster then nobody would bat an eyelash to change them as often as they do gloves. The prices of masks are beyond obnoxious.
Very true. And unless they go down, theyāll spread more germs and sweat than without them.
They Listened! The following is an email from United that I got this morning.
Good news for when you choose to fly
Safety has always been our top priority, and because of that, the social distancing and cleaning procedures that have become a way of life for all of us are now staples of the way we run our airline. When you’re ready to fly, you’ll see that a lot has changed at the airport and on board our aircraft. We’re boarding fewer customers at a time and starting from the back of the plane to avoid crowding in the gate area, on the jet bridge and in the aisle. We’re automatically blocking middle seats to give you enough space on board, requiring all our employees on board, including our flight attendants, to wear masks and, in early May, making masks available to our customers. Of course, these measures are in addition to our stateāofātheāart sanitization procedures like cleaning our aircraft with electrostatic sprayers, and extra precautions like taking our employees’ temperatures before they start work to protect the wellābeing of our customers and colleagues.
You think this will be a permanent requirement or just until the dust settles?
It’s certainly possible this will remain in force until there’s a vaccine or herd immunity. I don’t see why it would last longer than that.
Wonder what they will charge for a mask at the gate…
Could be a good promo to open their credit card at the gate š
Thanks for sharing as always, Dan. I have travel bank credit for JetBlue expiring in May and donāt plan on flying any time soon. Is there a way to extend the expiration? I tried calling but was left on hold for over an hour with no response. Thanks again!
-If you have a Travel Bank credit from a previous flight purchase that is expiring between February 27 and May 31, it will now expire December 31, 2020.
-Travel Bank credits issued between February 27 and June 30 for flight purchases will now have an 24-month expiration period as opposed to the typical 12 months
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know I got until 12/31/2020. This helps!
Cannot image flying coast to coast in a mask. Suffocation guaranteed
It’s a good idea, but I’m hoping I don’t fly until this is done.
I sweat enough as is on planes…this will make it unbearable for me.
Canada has required this for a couple weeks already.
Great, now when will they be extending Mosaic??? Mine expires this year
It’s pathetic that they haven’t yet. They have fallen from their glory days big time.
Any US airlines flying domestic to any cities? I thought all airports are shut down
You thought wrong. All domestic airports are operational.
HPN?
Oh I honestly didnāt know that. I thought most or al US airports are shut down and there are no commercial domestic flights. You can fly to most US cities back and forth?
Jim…. come on…..
Drink and food service?
Wonder how that works š
I always wondered what you look like..
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Doesn’t. Jetblue isn’t serving snacks for the main cabin. Mint has limited options.
First mask $20
Second mask $100
Going to Caribbean and not a cc holder, $50 surcharge per mask
Get 25% off with card
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If you wear a mask and fly enough miles, you’ll get Mosaic status for 2021. But if you had it for 2020 and can’t possibly accumulate enough miles wearing a mask, then JB suggests finding another airline for 2021. Good thing their points don’t expire… yet.
No, I think Danās been hacked by the guy in the milk carton mask
Now I know why the planes have oxygen masks…
Sitting with these face stuffing contraptions is bound to lower the oxygen pressure levels throughout the cabin
Why wait till may 4 ?
I think it’s a good idea. I have been wearing my n95 mask whenever I go to the store which is very rarely.
By definition, planes are full of germs with recycled air.
I very strongly feel that they need to figure out a way to make the air cleaner on planes. But for now I think that masks are a very good idea
And snacks are closed. I just wonder if they will sneak that in as a new policy following this whole situation? I mean, Spirit has been their role model the past few years
It’s going to be like when they banned fluids going through TSA security. Suddenly every store past security was stocked with $3/bottle water. Now they’ll have $10 masks for sale.
What is Jetblue cancellation policy for awards?
How will security check if your passport matches with your face if you are going to wear a mask?
Will Mike Pence be required to wear a mask if he flies JetBlue?
Nah, he’s so holy viruses are afraid of him. And that whole science thing is a fraud anyway.
I took a flight on spirit last week to Florida and people took off their masks on the flight and they were coughing/sneezing without a mask on. It was awful!!
I knew it was awful after your first five words.
i dont wear the mask outdoors. only wear i must, like supermarkets. i dont believe its airborne and i believe that the open air/sunlight kills off the virus quickly. i also dont believ that your spit can travel 25 feet.