Travel news: Loganair to continue face covering mandate

Loganair has today confirmed that it will continue to require customers on every flight to wear face coverings, unless medically exempt, when Government requirements change in the near future. The airline, which was the first in the UK to mandate the wearing of face coverings on flights in May 2020 – before legal requirements were introduced – has set out its policy in light of media reports about upcoming changes to Government policy.

In reaching this decision, Loganair has also taken account of the possibility of different regulations for public transport across the four nations of the UK, where each Government is able to set its own regulations. The airline’s route network spans all four UK nations and a clear policy across the Loganair network is designed to avoid confusion that could otherwise occur. Loganair’s policy will be legally supported by its Conditions of Carriage, the document of terms and conditions which underpins every airline journey in the UK.

Loganair’s Chief Operations Officer Maurice Boyle said: “Safety and security is always Loganair’s top priority. We believe that a consistent policy across our route network will provide assurance and confidence for each and every customer – and that confidence has been at the forefront of Loganair’s efforts to fly continuously throughout the pandemic to deliver essential connectivity across the UK. Therefore, unless a customer is medically exempt from the need to wear a face covering, we’ll be keeping the requirement to wear one in place on every Loganair flight. We’ll keep this under regular review and communicate future changes when the time is right for those to be made.”

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