Boris Johnson announced people in England will no longer be legally required to wear face masks in any setting.
The Government will make a final decision on July 12 about lifting all restrictions from July 19.
If that goes ahead, the approach will be people making "their own informed decisions" rather than being governed by legal restrictions, Boris Johnson said.
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A legal obligation to wear a face-covering will be removed, but Mr Johnson said the guidance will suggest where people might choose to continue wearing a mask such as on crowded public transport.
But how will this affect air travel?
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EasyJet and Ryanair
Prior to the announcement, easyJet and Ryanair said they had no plans to change their policy of requiring passengers to wear face coverings, stating that they are following guidelines from bodies such as the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Ryanair said: “In order to protect the health of our customers and crew, the use of face masks will still be mandatory across all Ryanair flights, regardless of the departing/destination country.”
EasyJet said: "At present, there are no changes to easyJet’s onboard mask policy and we will continue to keep this under review.
“We continue to be guided by our inhouse medical adviser and a number of key industry governing bodies that airlines follow including the WHO (World Health Organization), Icao (International Civil Aviation Organisation), Easa (European Union Aviation Safety Agency), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and public health authorities across Europe, and at present their guidance around the wearing of masks onboard remains unchanged.”
TUI
According to the Daily Mail, Tui said it would be following advice from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, which continues to advise masks be worn.
Jet2
According to TravelWeekly, Jet2 will still require holidaymakers to wear face coverings.
A spokesman said: “The health and safety of our customers and colleagues will always be our number one priority. We will continue to follow the current CAA guidelines and regulations, including the use of face masks at our airports and onboard our flights.”
British Airways
British Airways has also not changed its face mask rules and said "we keep our policies under constant review".
