Posted on Sep 5, 2021
Why cloth masks are on some airlines’ no-fly lists
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Be advised...if traveling in Europe
A handful of airlines, mostly in Europe, have banned cloth face coverings in favor of higher-standard versions including surgical masks or respirators. Last month, Finnair joined a list that includes Air France, Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines and Croatia Airlines.
"The health and safety of our customers and crew is our first priority, and fabric masks are slightly less efficient at protecting people from infection than surgical masks," Finnair spokeswoman Heidi Lemmetyinen said in an email. The airline allows surgical masks and filtering respirators such as FFP2 or FFP3, as well as others that are equivalent to the N95 standard.
While U.S. airlines do have some restrictions on masks — none with valves are allowed, for example — they do not prohibit travelers from wearing cloth or fabric versions. The federal mask mandate for planes, trains and buses has been extended until mid-January.
A handful of airlines, mostly in Europe, have banned cloth face coverings in favor of higher-standard versions including surgical masks or respirators. Last month, Finnair joined a list that includes Air France, Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines and Croatia Airlines.
"The health and safety of our customers and crew is our first priority, and fabric masks are slightly less efficient at protecting people from infection than surgical masks," Finnair spokeswoman Heidi Lemmetyinen said in an email. The airline allows surgical masks and filtering respirators such as FFP2 or FFP3, as well as others that are equivalent to the N95 standard.
While U.S. airlines do have some restrictions on masks — none with valves are allowed, for example — they do not prohibit travelers from wearing cloth or fabric versions. The federal mask mandate for planes, trains and buses has been extended until mid-January.
Why cloth masks are on some airlines’ no-fly lists
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Lt Col Charlie Brown it seems that Europe is taking this biological warfare serious as it should be
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Yes, and its apparent actual Biological Warfare is the the heart of much of this problem and the Communist run labs in China are the source. What We tend not to hear is the Chinese Military Control over those labs. This is nothing new for China and with the Communist Control keeps popping up including experiments on portions of their own people . The economic response is also exactly what the Communist wanted and they wanted and they are getting it.
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Thank you for this information Lt Col Charlie Brown , that must be why Fauci recommends 2 mask.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
Lt Col Charlie Brown - Very true ma'am, Fauci needs to keep his yap shut, and stop drinking the demorat koolaide.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Lt Col Charlie Brown - The other thing it does is trap the Waist such as carbon dioxide You breath out an then re-breath as it can't escape. Now the plants that need the carbon Dioxide can't get it and You can't get the oxygen the plants release. Basic thing like not sneezing on others, covering Your mouth when You cough and actually washing Your hands work a lot better.
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I hate to burst Fauci's bubble but they don't work, even the little blue mask that you get from the nurses don't work.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Fauci also has some self serving interest with not only connections to the Wuhan labs but the huge industry of Pharmacy drug products. Seems to be a conflict of interest, Hmmm....
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