Coverage dated April 18, 2022

Fliers, subway riders shed masks after transit mandate lifted: 'Feel free to burn them'

Headline from FOX 13 Tampa

The major airlines and busiest airports rushed to drop their requirements, but many sided with the CDC in recommending that people be voluntarily masked.

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Reports & sources

19 articles, oldest first.

  1. Sioux City Journal

    Flyers, subway riders shed masks: 'Feel free to burn them' (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Travelers cheered and stripped off their masks as pilots announced over the loudspeaker that a federal judge in Florida had struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass

  2. FOX 13 Tampa

    Fliers, subway riders shed masks after transit mandate lifted: 'Feel free to burn them' (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    The major airlines and busiest airports rushed to drop their requirements, but many sided with the CDC in recommending that people be voluntarily masked.

  3. WNYT Albany

    Fliers, subway riders shed masks: 'Feel free to burn them' (opens WNYT Albany)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A pilot declared over the loudspeaker on a cross-country Delta Air Lines flight that passengers were no longer required to wear masks, eliciting cheers from

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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