Jet2 says ‘no more face masks’ – will other UK airlines follow?

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• SamG says:

  2 Mar2 March 07:28

  I hope they’ve also ditched their ridiculous row by row exit policy – took 45mins to deplane and board buses at Birmingham a couple of weeks ago. Was also caught out by their policy of charging you each time you change your seat !

  Other than that I enjoyed my flight – a card boarding pass and a full English breakfast on board – felt like I was back on Monarch Airlines circa 1995 😂

• NorthernLass says:

  2 Mar2 March 07:30

  This would actually make me inclined to book Jet2 over another carrier. I’m far from “anti-mask” but I’ve yet to see any evidence to show that the way they’re generally worn on planes (along with frequent removal for eating & drinking), has any impact on infection risk!

  • Arch says:

    2 Mar2 March 09:33

    I would certainly favour Jet2 for this, and you are right – you cannot see proof of benefit as there is none. Masks are being enforced illegally (against international law) and there is no proof of any benefit.

  • Niall says:

    2 Mar2 March 10:22

    I’m afraid this is anti mask…

    I don’t not understand how so many on forums like this can say there is no evidence.

    There is evidence that masks are effective to reduce the spread of covid and this evidence is easily accessed. Just google search ‘masks covid evidence’.

    Of course here you’ve said ‘the way they’re generally worn on planes’. That would be heck of a specific study when you consider how you in particular have seen them to be worn on planes.

    It doesn’t particularly need a study to point out where masks aren’t worn properly or frequently removed (as on planes for eating or drinking) it will reduce their effectiveness. What I’m confused about is if you think this makes them completely ineffective?

    In any case it is risk mitigation. Some people will find the discomfort of mask wearing vs how effective they expect they are trade off for them meaning that masks aren’t worth it. Others would prefer to have the masks.

    • chris_se26 says:

      2 Mar2 March 11:27

      All the evidence I’ve seen is that wearing of N95 masks by individuals is far more effective in protecting them from Covid than expecting everyone to wear cheap masks.
      I don’t get why people are so enthusiastic to tell other people how to behave, when their own health can be in their own control.

      • Niall says:

        2 Mar2 March 11:34

        Of course N95 masks are effective. Not sure the point that’s being made here? I am not in my post advocating the wearing or not wearing of masks or taking any position at all. I’m simply saying that there is not no evidence that masks make a difference

• Richmond_Surrey says:

  2 Mar2 March 08:02

  I will wait for masks to be gone, before I book another flight. Took holiday flight in October and luckily mask enforcement was minimal

• mkcol says:

  2 Mar2 March 08:02

  Hurrah!
  Flying LS ACE-BHX this afternoon.

• Paul says:

  2 Mar2 March 08:05

  Excellent news. Lets hope more carriers follow. Get rid of the face nappies for good!

  • Jack says:

    2 Mar2 March 13:25

    Wearing some cloth is not a face nappy they are going nowhere soon

    • Rob says:

      2 Mar2 March 13:27

      Except on Jet2, all Scandinavian airlines etc ….

• stevenhp1987 says:

  2 Mar2 March 08:36

  While I can wear one for a short 2-3 hour flight. I’ve been reluctant to go long-haul with one!

  Hopefully BA follows suit soon! Then I can really start to think about flying long-haul again!

  This actually makes me consider Jet2 for a trip…

  • Gagravarr says:

    2 Mar2 March 10:14

    Just fly BA long haul in club. Other than boarding, take off and landing, they’ll leave you with a drink and top it up, so you’re always drinking and don’t need to wear a mask if you don’t want. Pop one back on when you head to the loo, but otherwise they’re optional at the front. With the club suite door, you don’t even get the slightly evil looks from the odd mask-wearing other passenger that you can get in Club Europe…

    • stevenhp1987 says:

      2 Mar2 March 11:47

      Annoyingly, despite sitting on 500k of Avios (and 150k in a FTV) between us – there is nowhere with availability I want to go in Club!

      Rather not pay £3k for a flight itself!

      • Nick Burch says:

        2 Mar2 March 23:10

        Check last minute? Quite a lot of avios seats are opening up within 2 weeks of travel, once BA are sure they’re flying, and once they suspect they won’t sell the seat

        We were in 2 minds about going away at Christmas, but pretty much had our pick once we decided to go see family in the US in mid December!

  • Jack Hodgson says:

    2 Mar2 March 13:26

    BA likely won’t change their requirements until many other countries do so due to having such a long network . You can have lots of food and drinks and won’t need to wear one that way

• 2ilent8cho says:

  2 Mar2 March 08:52

  I hope so BA drop them soon, I’m not flying until the mask rules are gone.

• Dayle says:

  2 Mar2 March 09:11

  This makes no difference to those of us to didn’t want to wear one anyway (mask ‘exemption’ forms)

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