Comfort With U.S. Air Travel Hits One-Year High Despite Mask Mandate Repeal, Poll Finds

Topline Americans’ comfort with domestic air travel has hit its highest point in a little more than a year, new Morning Consult polling finds, ticking up slightly after a federal judge struck down the...

Judge Declares Federal Public Transportation Mask Mandate Unlawful

Topline A federal judge threw out the federal government’s mask mandate for airports, airplanes and other public transportation Monday, ruling the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded i...

Only Half Of Americans Comfortable Flying Right Now, Poll Finds As CDC Weighs Extending Mask Mandate

Topline Only half of Americans are comfortable with air travel even as their comfort with other activities ticks up—and even fewer want to fly internationally—a new Morning Consult poll finds, suggest...

Extending Mask Mandate For Airplanes, Public Transportation ‘On The Table’, White House Says

Topline The Biden administration may continue to require Americans to wear masks on public transportation, airplanes and in airports after the mandate runs out next week, as the White House’s Covid-19...

Most Americans Want Mask-Wearing To Continue In At Least Some Places—But Are Split On Public Transportation, Poll Finds

Topline A majority of Americans don’t want mask-wearing to entirely go away and still aren’t getting back to their normal, pre-pandemic lives, a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll suggests—but many are...