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Airlines weigh mask rules after US flights drop mandate

Passengers, some not wearing face masks following the lifting of plane mask mandates, sit during an American Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in California to Denver, Colorado on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

European airlines are weighing up their mask requirements on flights to the United States, after a federal judge threw out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's mask mandate on mass transport, including onboard aircraft.

The ruling on Monday led US carriers including Delta Air Lines and United Airlines to drop their face-covering requirements on domestic flights, and on international flights where local regulations do not require passengers to wear them.

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