France lifts Covid restrictions, no longer requiring masks on planes, trains as of Monday

Passengers wearing masks at the Eurostar terminal at Paris' Gare du Nord train station in December 2020. As of 16 May 2022, masks will no longer be required on trains, metros or domestic flights in France. © Benoit Tessier/Reuters

France will no longer require passengers on trains, metros, busses and domestic flights to wear masks starting Monday, 16 May, lifting one of the last remaining Covid measure in the country. And the European air safety authority will no longer recommend masks be worn on flights within the EU.

While wearing masks “remains recommended” on public transportation, requiring them is "no longer appropriate" given the recent drop in Covid cases, Health Minister Olivier Veran said Wednesday.