Airlines say they’ll get tough on passenger face masks

If flying during the COVID-19 era, would you agree to wear a mask throughout your flight and expect that fellow passengers would do the same?  Several weeks ago, major airlines all issued new policies requiring passengers to mask up during their flights, but those policies lacked an essential element: teeth.

Stories quickly spread on social media and in regular news outlets about passenger non-compliance, and it quickly became obvious to the airlines that they had a big public relations problem on their hands. So this week, the industry announced plans to get tough, and some carriers have already followed through with new sanctions for the unmasked.