In the past year, more than 6 in 10 unruly passenger incidents were related to COVID-19 face-mask compliance.
, citing the difficulties crew members have faced trying to get passengers to comply.
The union, which represents more than 16,000 Southwest flight attendants, said that although the union initially understood the need for face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the number of declining cases across the nation should prompt reconsideration of the order. In the past year, face mask-related incidents have accounted for 66 percent of reports of unruly passengers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration ., FAA Administrator Stephen Dickinson and TSA Administrator David Pekosk, the union said flight attendants have not seen such a dramatic change in their workplace since 9/11.
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