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London’s Heathrow Airport, British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd are dropping mask requirements as
the country scraps remaining Covid-19 travel curbs despite a new flareup in cases.
Masks will no longer be needed in Heathrow terminals, rail stations or office buildings from Wednesday, the airport said in a statement. IAG SA-owned British Airways and Virgin will also drop face-covering requirements on flights to destinations where their use is no longer mandated.
The changes to mask requirements for aviation come after most pandemic-related rules were lifted in England last month as part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to get the country to learn to live with the coronavirus. Case counts have risen in recent days, though hospitalisations and deaths are far below previous levels.
“The announcement sends a clear message to the world — the UK travel sector is back,†said Tim Alderslade, the chief executive officer of airline lobby group Airlines UK.