TAP Air Portugal CEO Says Airline Passengers Will Wear Masks Forever
Photo Credit: Airline passengers wearing masks may become a permanent sight. Wikimedia Commons / Chad Davis
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Christine Ourmières-Widener suggests that airplane mask mandates could be a forever thing — which would be certain to keep the unruly passenger factor stoked on board flights.
The CEO of TAP Air Portugal says the requirement that airline passengers wear masks may be with us forever.
“We have put into place so many additional protocols,” said Christine Ourmières-Widener, who was named CEO in June. “I am absolutely convinced they will stay forever.”
Ourmières-Widener said mask wearing during flights, increased aircraft cleaning and checks of vaccine certificates could all remain in place.
"We are still very cautious,” she said in a
