The Australian airline has abolished the mask requirement on some international routes.

Both the crew and the passengers no longer have to wear mouth and nose protection on flights from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia to the USA, Great Britain and Rome, the German aviation portal Aero quotes an internal letter from the company as saying . The lifting of the obligation to wear masks on board aircraft introduced in the wake of the corona pandemic is the “appropriate next step” because global studies have shown that the risk of transmission in the cabin is very low. Qantas boss Alan Joyce had said a few days ago that Australia had to end the obligation to cover the mouth and nose in the machines.

On flights to Australia, domestic flights and all flights from Melbourne, passengers must initially continue to wear masks. The mask requirement at the country's airports was lifted last weekend on the recommendation of the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPPC).