U.S. airline CEOs urge Biden to lift COVID mask mandate -letter

The chief executives of American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and other carriers have urged U.S. President Joe Biden to end a federal mask mandate on airplanes and international pre-departure testing requirements. The airline executives, including the chairman of Southwest Airlines and JetBlue's CEO, said in a letter the restrictions 'are no longer aligned with the realities of the current epidemiological environment.'