Major US Airlines, Amtrak Drop Mask Mandate for Travelers After Judge Strikes Down CDC Order

TSA says won't enforce masks on public transport

Passengers, almost all wearing masks, board an American Airlines flight to Charlotte, in New York City, on May 3, 2020. Eleonore Sens/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration’s mask mandate will not be enforced while federal agencies review a federal judge’s ruling that the mandate was unlawful, an official said Monday as major U.S. airlines and other transportation entities moved to drop the policy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which issued the mandate in 2021, said the order is no longer in effect due to the ruling.