EU suspends mandatory usage of face masks for air travel

Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands with passenger and airplanes. Footage shows passengers wearing face masks inside the terminal, the departures hall and gates area in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport AMS EHAM before their departure due to Covid-19 pandemic measures while banners in the airport show the mask usage mandate. From May 16, 2022 face masks will not be required for air travel in Europe as the European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC announced. The rule of a mandatory facemask in the aircraft has already ended in some countries, as many are suspending the measures and restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Amsterdam, the Netherlands.