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> Try taking a 6 hour flight with a 2 year old that's required to keep his mask on the entire flight, and when he takes it off (because he's 2, of course he's g

> Try taking a 6 hour flight with a 2 year old that's required to keep his mask on the entire flight, and when he takes it off (because he's 2, of course he's going to take it off) the flight attendants threaten to turn the plane around and ban you permanently. Never heard about this, source? Toddlers tend to be somewhat exempt from mask mandates because they're toddlers and everyone understands when they don't comply.

ngngngng 5y ago
https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2021/08/20/tsa-extends-face-mask-requirement-through-march-18-2022 https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2021/08/20/tsa-exten... The TSA mandate itself. Only those under age 2 are exempt from it. This is just for the US obviously, not sure about other places. But in my experience the less you paid for your ticket the more strict the airline is. I typically don't fly budget airlines but did once during the pandemic and that's when a flight attendant shouted at me and my wife when our toddler had taken his mask off and we didn't notice.
- michaelmrose 5y ago
  They would probably be more patient and tolerant of children if they hadn't spent 2 years dealing with manchidren who scream at flight attendants and punch them in the face. I've actually never seen anyone on an airplane shout at all. Did they actually scream at you or merely speak tersely?
  - ryan93 5y ago
    They should hire attendants who can distinguish between grown men and toddlers
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swamp40 5y ago
In Illinois, wife teaches 2-3 yr olds. Masks are mandatory, all day long. Any pulldown gets pulled up. Nothing much goes on in the classroom anymore besides mask compliance and handwashing. It is INSANE. We have two children. Both masked for 7 hours a day. Every day. Both schools are VERY STRICT. Everybody is vaxxed and boosted. Doesn't matter.
rexf 5y ago
Yeah. I have to assume user ngngngng is exaggerating to make a statement. I've flown in the past year and was annoyed that adult passengers in front of me weren't wearing their mask (or wearing it with their nose exposed). While the flight attendant told them a few times times to put their mask on correctly, the flight attendants were not going to "turn the plane around and ban [them] permanently".
- josephcsible 5y ago
  No, that's not an exaggeration at all. If anything, it's an understatement. Not only will they threaten to turn the plane around, they will turn the plane around: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/american-airlines-flight-turns-around-mask-dispute/index.html https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/american-airlines-flight-...
- bsagdiyev 5y ago
  We just flew out to California for Christmas. We had this happen, our 2 1/2 year old is a kid. He kept fiddling with his mask and the flight attendant got uppity with us over it. So no, this happens and it is ridiculous.

ngngngng 5y ago

https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2021/08/20/tsa-extends-face-mask-requirement-through-march-18-2022 https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2021/08/20/tsa-exten... The TSA mandate itself. Only those under age 2 are exempt from it. This is just for the US obviously, not sure about other places. But in my experience the less you paid for your ticket the more strict the airline is. I typically don't fly budget airlines but did once during the pandemic and that's when a flight attendant shouted at me and my wife when our toddler had taken his mask off and we didn't notice.

michaelmrose 5y ago
They would probably be more patient and tolerant of children if they hadn't spent 2 years dealing with manchidren who scream at flight attendants and punch them in the face. I've actually never seen anyone on an airplane shout at all. Did they actually scream at you or merely speak tersely?
- ryan93 5y ago
  They should hire attendants who can distinguish between grown men and toddlers

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swamp40 5y ago

In Illinois, wife teaches 2-3 yr olds. Masks are mandatory, all day long. Any pulldown gets pulled up. Nothing much goes on in the classroom anymore besides mask compliance and handwashing. It is INSANE. We have two children. Both masked for 7 hours a day. Every day. Both schools are VERY STRICT. Everybody is vaxxed and boosted. Doesn't matter.

rexf 5y ago

Yeah. I have to assume user ngngngng is exaggerating to make a statement. I've flown in the past year and was annoyed that adult passengers in front of me weren't wearing their mask (or wearing it with their nose exposed). While the flight attendant told them a few times times to put their mask on correctly, the flight attendants were not going to "turn the plane around and ban [them] permanently".

josephcsible 5y ago
No, that's not an exaggeration at all. If anything, it's an understatement. Not only will they threaten to turn the plane around, they will turn the plane around: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/american-airlines-flight-turns-around-mask-dispute/index.html https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/american-airlines-flight-...
bsagdiyev 5y ago
We just flew out to California for Christmas. We had this happen, our 2 1/2 year old is a kid. He kept fiddling with his mask and the flight attendant got uppity with us over it. So no, this happens and it is ridiculous.