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SAS ends facemask requirement

Scandinavian Airlines, also known as SAS, will no longer require passengers to wear face masks on flights within the Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. "Due to the opening of societies and general recommendations from authorities in Scandinavia, since October 18, 2021, SAS has removed the requirement for mandatory use of face masks on flights within Scandinavia", the airline said. The flag carrier of the three Nordic nations is the largest global carrier to scrap the pandemic-era health safety policy for all passengers. Airlines around the world adopted the measure in the early months of the pandemic to stop the onboard spread of Covid-19. Travelers on SAS flights not within Scandinavia, however, will still have to wear masks as the airline says it will follow European Union Aviation Safety Agency recommendations for face masks on non-intra-Scandinavian flights. " SAS will be following recommendations from EASA regarding mandatory use of face masks on other SAS flights, operating outside Denmark, Norway, and Sweden", the airline noted. Flights to non-European destinations including the US will still also keep existing face mask requirements. "SAS maintains the requirement to use face masks onboard flights to other European and intercontinental destinations until further notice," the airline said.
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