Have you the right face mask?

With Finnair CEO, Topi Manner, the Guest of Honour at the Aviation Club next week (see in this week’s BTN) a question bound to be raised is the use of face masks on his airline.

The Finnair web site is very clear.

“You need to wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose from boarding to leaving the aircraft. The mask can be a surgical mask, a valveless FFP2 or FFP3 mask or another kind of valveless mask following the equivalent standards (N95). Please note that we do not accept masks made of fabric, face shields, masks with a valve or scarves used as a mask, as they allow air to escape and do not provide comparable protection. Please bring your own masks to the flights. Children under the age of seven are not required to wear a mask. However, please be advised that on our flights to/from the USA, all passengers above the age of two must wear a mask. You can remove the mask while you’re eating or drinking for a limited time.”

Lufthansa also requires passengers and crew to wear medical masks on all flights to and from Germany – either a surgical mask or an FFP2 mask or mask with the KN95/N95 standard.

Swissair also requires a non-fabric mask and surgical masks are compulsory on Air France and Croatia Airlines.

www.finnair.com