Strict mask rules? Empty middle seats? We compare airlines` COVID-19 policies
(WorldNews Politics)

LOS ANGELES — Devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, some U.S. airlines are hoping to put potential passengers at ease by imposing tougher rules for mask wearing, including threats of banning fliers who refuse to cover their faces. All of the nation`s largest carriers require that passengers wear masks or other face coverings during the flight and while boarding and exiting the planes, with an exemption for small children and allowances for briefly removing the masks to eat, drink or take medication. `Our tougher policy shows how important this issue is to us and our guests,` Max Tidwell, Alaska Airlines` vice president of safety and security, said in a statement Wednesday. `If you don`t wear...