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LONDON (Reuters) - Face masks are set to be no longer mandatory in airports and on flights in Europe, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)...

Masks will no longer be mandatory on European flights next week

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New recommendations will come into force from May 16.

Aviation officials in Europe are lifting the requirement for masks on flights while noting that face coverings remain one of the best protection against the transmission of COVID-19.

The EU is set to match the U.S. in dropping its facemask mandate.

The masks were introduced to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, but will no longer be mandatory in airports and on flights to Europe from next week onwards.

The European Union is relaxing its guidance for mask wearing on flights starting next week even as many airlines have already abandoned those rules with Covid-19 concerns easing.

The new recommendations are set to come into effect from 16 May.

Europe to drop mandate for face masks during air travel next week…