08/17/2021

TSA Extends Mask Mandate into January 2022

It will impact travelers on planes, trains and buses

Travelers on airplanes, trains, buses and in airports and train stations should be prepared to continue to wear masks for holiday travel and into next year.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will extend its travel mask mandate through Jan. 18 to "minimize the spread of COVID-19 on public transportation," according to a Tuesday statement from the agency.

The news comes as the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to sweep the nation, with mask mandates returning to some destinations and mask sales climbing again.

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