1. Good for them on masking. Croatia Airlines also ended its in-flight mask policy for all flights within Croatian airspace and to destinations that do not require masks. Passengers are often surprised that this should still be the case on Germany flights. Re: Lufthansa Mask Policy 1 Jul 2022, 21:46 Save Even if we just look at airlines that require a mask on all their flights it is still more than five. Not with just those principles which do not feed a hungry stomach. Not going to do it. That is why you will find the most important information about planning your journey here. Health Minister Olivier Veran, speaking after a Cabinet meeting, said that the decision is part of policies to lift most restrictions as the pandemic is slowing down in the country. The French government announced separately Wednesday that people will no longer have to wear face masks in any forms of public transport starting from Monday. (Bloomberg) -- Britain's advertising regulator has banned Lufthansa from using an ad that appears to suggest the German airline is protecting the planet and urged it not to mislead consumers about the impact of air travel on the climate.The ad in question, part of a campaign run by Deutsche Lufthansa AG last summer, features the front of a plane in flight, where the bottom half is an image . Flight attendants are very annoying reminding everyone to keep the mask over the nose not mouth only. BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will soon drop mask requirements on commercial flights introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Tuesday, after flagship airline . Has anyone flown with Lufthansa recently? They feel inferior and insecure that others are choosing health and safety in a way that anti-maskers have to see; their confirmation bias is threatened. Millions have been displaced. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have been killed or seriously injured. The face mask has been our constant companion for almost two years. From a white European or North American point of view the ukranian invasion is horrible. 2023-03-01T20:04:40.460Z, "They don't even take their dead with them": Ukrainian soldier shocks with report from the front (I've just come back from Canada, where masks are also mandatory on public transport. What you have to consider now public transport is taboo, overturned the mask requirement on some routes on March 27, Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Gibraltar, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Iceland and Poland, Israel, Jersey , Croatia, the Maltese Islands, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. See JD Power's 2022 rankings. 2023-03-01T19:40:45.615Z, 90% of the ice surrounding Antarctica disappeared in less than a decade At this point its a to each their own issue IMHO. . An airport is way more ventilated than a plane. Level Contributor 27,066 posts 21 reviews 16 helpful votes 22. If Germany is still pursuing masking as if it is June 2020, I will make a point to avoid their flights and Deutsche Bahn. As of October 1, 2022, the requirement to wear masks on planes is being removed from Germanys Infection Protection Act, meaning masks will no longer be required on airplanes to & from Germany. I note that many did not do so and nothing was done. So I believe that, in Europe, that leaves just Spain requiring masks on flights? I call hypocrisy as its best! 3. masks are compulsory on all domestic German routes and on flights that take off or land in Germany. "We are adapting the policy to wear face masks while travelling. What about Eurowings lucky? You have successfully joined our subscriber list. To the entry regulations Germany is well prepared for a potential rise in cases this autumn, according to the minister, who said mask-wearing rules may return in some indoor or outdoor spaces if infections surge. There won't be any benefit from Germany taking a different approach to covid than the rest of the EU esp. No, it was a Federal rule for all flights/to from Germany, but lots of airlines (Finnair/BA/Swiss etc) just ignored it. See more about our ethics policies here. I will let Paul reply if he chooses to but I specifically said "And Germany is the biggest loser in the EU ". As long as there are no new requirements from the authorities, the applicable rules will continue to be implemented on board, the airline said a few weeks ago. Like the US, the EU is a bloc that allows the free movement of people. 31 reviews. Germany is countering the trend, and will require masks to be worn on planes through April 7, 2023. Find out what it will be like travelling with Lufthansa during COVID-19 by reading these policies. Lufthansa, Eurowings & Co.: What applies to the mask requirement for German airlines? I hate them. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said it hoped the joint decision, made with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, would mark a big step forward in the normalization of air travel" for passengers and crews. Re: Lufthansa Mask Policy Sept 18, 2022, 11:37 a.m. Save Canada requires mask be worn at airports and on departing flights. I will admit that I shall miss the days of innocently taking a warm shower or heating my home, as well as the welfare that energy-consuming industries used to provide. People thought similarly following the 1918 Flu Epidemic - one of the key lessons learned was the importance of public health measures like masks,. And Germany is the biggest loser in the EU for the whole Russia/Ukraine mess, the outcome of which was easily foreseeable. Government has every right to intervene in a public health crisis. Read our community guidelines. BERLIN German airline Lufthansa has apologized for refusing to let any members of a large group of Orthodox Jewish passengers onto a flight after some of them had refused to wear masks. Are they still enforcing their strict surgical masks only policy? (File) NEW YORK More than 100 Orthodox Jews were barred from taking their Lufthansa connecting flight . The ticket checkers didnt say anything. Edited: 01 June 2022, 17:49. If they don't, you're golden. German Chancellor Olaf Scholzs cabinet has this week approved new coronavirus measures for fall and winter. 2023-03-01T19:40:34.717Z, Collision on the A 99: truck driver's cabin completely crushed - highway closed for hours 6 Jul 2022, 01:00. Please view our advertising policy page for additional details about our partners. So it comes across more as though you support him in principle but are putting qualifiers in for the optics. How is this possible if mask wearing is so effective against Covid spread? Reply. The reason Lufthansa is still enforcing masks is that it's still mandatory to wear masks on public transport in Germany. 2023-03-01T19:28:45.149Z, "The country is on fire and Sara is getting a haircut": about a thousand protesters outside the hair salon where Sara Netanyahu is in Madina Square | Israel today Scholz is a joke of a leader and the German people are a joke for electing his party. Not only that, but Germany was expected to tighten rules around wearing masks on planes. Enjoy your short lived reprieve from tyranny. Due to safety concerns, Lufthansa no longer wants to enforce the German mask requirement. Re: Lufthansa Mask Policy. Masks are also required on other Lufthansa group carriers including Austrian and Brussels Airlines, but no longer on LOT Polish. Sure, having your father killed and your home destroyed is bad, but it's nothing compared to having a few less Euros to spend on your holiday to Spain because it costs a little more to heat your home. The airline will no longer permit what it calls "everyday masks". You are forgetting the other victims of war, torture etc. 2023-03-01T19:28:56.100Z, Successful cruise season in Buenos Aires 82. That includes France and Germany. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. As a Bahncard 100 holder, it's getting really old. Lufthansa checks these before departure. On Thursday they will communicate that there is no mask mandate anymore: https://www.rnd.de/politik/keine-maskenpflicht-mehr-im-flugzeug-auf-druck-der-fdp-73V5XNB7JZGS5AVQ2QBAT3DBCA.html. Germany has extended its mask mandate for air travel through April 7, 2023, so you can expect to have to mask up on airplanes in Germany for well over seven more months. Save. Hundredthousands innocent Ukrainians killed, raped and foltered should not be bigger loosers than people who sit safe at home and have just to pay 10% more for food? Technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that have not been requested by the subscriber or user. 22 May 2022, 7:52 pm. It is becoming very obvious for everyone that starting a war in Europe is destroying the good old days of secured and safe living standards which Germans have become too comfortable with the past 70 years. the mask requirement no longer has to be enforced at any price. As an asthma patient, I will not be visiting Germany at all purely due to this requirement (also mandatory on trains) and will not be flying Lufthansa, until this is lifted. But do not mandate everyone wear one. Do some research, and possibly some thinking if that's possbible. Two reasons: 86 helpful votes. I'm also flying this in a few weeks in suites class. 3 times the death rate from the flu. I enjoyed my maskless DL ATL/MUC last week while my colleague flew from SEA on DE/LH was forced to wear a mask the entire way. Conclusion I have plenty of surgical masks with me in various bags just in case I drop the one I am wearing. You are forgetting the other victims of war, torture etc. It was claimed that the same mask rules dont apply to government planes. The comments on this page have not been provided, reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any advertiser, and it is not an advertiser's responsibility to ensure posts and/or questions are answered. German carrier Lufthansa last week denied a large group of Jewish travelers board a plane because some had refused to wear masks. HANG ON TO THAT FACE MASK:Where masks are still required with the mask mandate lifted. Re: Lufthansa Mask Policy. Please view our advertising policy page for additional details about our partners. 2023-03-01T19:40:29.090Z, Member of Knesset Ofer Kasif will be accused of assaulting a police officer - voila! Of course that was a bit ironic, given his own airplane mask controversy. So any airline flying to/from or within Australia, requires masks to be worn. They're still sore about losing WWI & WWII. 2023-03-01T19:47:07.275Z, Fears of collapses due to tunnels dug by the Qasd militia under the homes of people in and around Qamishli MiS/Imago Sitting on a plane without a mask that sounds unusual to many. Lets hope the lessons learned will result in better public health management in, God forbid, the next pandemic. 53 helpful votes. Not with just those principles which do not feed a hungry stomach. 2022. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control director Andrea Ammon said washing hands and social distancing should still be practiced, but airport operators are advised not to impose distancing requirements if these are likely to lead to a bottleneck. In the latest policy letter, the carrier writes, among other things: Passengers who have the choice of flying for several hours with or without a mask usually choose the more comfortable option. April 19, 2022 After a federal judge struck down the United States mask mandate for planes, trains, buses and other public transportation on Monday, several European airlines made. But I told him Im ok and never put one on. 2023-03-01T19:28:28.899Z, Eighteen-year-old Weng fell into a "government official" scam and lost 60,000 yuan Up until now, passengers have had to wear masks on all flights to & from Germany, regardless of the airline. 2023-03-01T20:28:35.342Z, A mysterious fleet helps Russia transport its oil around the world. If you know it better pls do tell me. (I've just come back from Canada, where masks are also mandatory on public transport. He is referred to a Lufthansa plane. The decline in reported COVID-19 cases over the past weeks has prompted countries across Europe to roll back pandemic-related restrictions. Re: Lufthansa Mask Policy Jun 1, 2022, 3:46 AM Save Greg perhaps you could link to that article, being as Lufthansa have said this morning that currently facemasks are mandatory on their flights. since some of them were not wearing a face masks, agents of Lufthansa told the whole group that they would be unable to attend the flight due to operational reasons. That is why you will find the most important information about planning your journey here. Some airlines no longer make masks compulsory. 2023-03-01T19:29:06.969Z, The section of the accident in Greece: this was the collision of the two trains The mask mandate is off for U.S. travelers. It is believed that passengers should decide for themselves whether or not to wear masks as part of their own responsibility. "Since safety is a top priority for Lufthansa, the company is adapting its processes," said a spokesman. Opinions expressed here are the authors alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. I've flown LH J about four times in the past 2 months and it's all for show. Re: Lufthansa Mask Policy May 22, 2022, 2:49 AM Save It is mandatory to wear a mask on Lufthansa fl1ghts. 2023-03-01T19:28:34.316Z, For the sixth consecutive month, US home prices have fallen. Now they just need to get rid of the public transit mask mandate. The rest of us are content without a mask. Re: Lufthansa Mask Policy. "Up until now, passengers have had to wear masks on all flights to & from Germany, regardless of the airline. There, the nationwide mask requirement is set until September 23rd. Not only has the country extended mask rules for airplanes, but Germany is even tightening the rules around which kinds of masks you have to wear. BERLIN The European Union will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the bloc, authorities said Wednesday. 2023-03-01T19:47:12.761Z, Eugnie Basti: "Care until the last breath" The face mask has been our constant companion fo, Mask requirement on the plane: Which airlines no longer apply and who still adheres to it. Once I get myself to cut personal hygiene altogether, this war will be over. Cutting off a substantial part of an industrialised nations energy supply comes at a price, I suppose. The second we crossed the border into the Netherlands, the conductor announced that masks can come off - and everyone whipped them off right then. While measures are still being put in place for winter, masks on airplanes arent part of that plan anymore. My second flight out of Germany, the flight attendant politely asked anyone not wearing a mask to please put one on after they'd gotten to their seat and had a chance to sit down. Both Condor and Lufthansa have announced that they will no longer require masks on planes as of October 1, 2022, with the exception of flights to & from China and India. Two reasons: 2023-03-01T19:46:45.653Z, Pension reform: the Senate leaves its mark However, due to the current low occupancy rate, Lufthansa has said that seats will still . They will scratch mask mandate. But I view it as the exact same reason smoking was banned on aircraft. From February 1 passengers will be required to wear. For the ensuing six months Covid cases increased dramatically. Edited: 01 June 2022, 13:19. Lufthansa apologized on Tuesday after being accused of excluding visibly Orthodox Jewish passengers from a Frankfurt to Budapest flight in a dispute over wearing FFP2 masks on board during a . Reporting by Andreas Rinke, Writing by Rachel More Germany is certainly countering the trend. People really nurse those beers as long as possible. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. and it's growing No masks with valves will be permitted by the airline. Save. The fact that Paul actually ended it with "nor the Ukraine" - trying telling that to a Ukrainian and see how it goes over. Its interesting to contrast Germany to Singapore, as the latter initially took a zero tolerance approach toward coronavirus, has been cautiously reopening, and is now, I think these rules will make some people more likely to fly Lufthansa, but most people less likely to fly Lufthansa (purely based on the number of people you see choosing not to wear masks when its optional). I just won't voluntarily pay money to spend time wearing a mask. 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