Travelers continue to struggle with masking rules — and rule-breakers

Passengers generally make use of workarounds that adhere to the letter of the legislation, if not the spirit. “I’d say I don’t put on a masks throughout the overwhelming majority of a flight, maybe 80 p.c of it,” says R. M. S. Thornton, an legal professional from Monterey, Calif., who says he’s vaccinated. “It’s simple. You simply have a drink in your hand and sip from it occasionally. What’s attention-grabbing is flight attendants in all probability know what persons are doing after they use this technique. However they don’t care, as a result of we’re not technically breaking the principles.”