Irish Examiner View: Dropping of mask mandates another step on the way to freedom

There are still major pandemic issues around the world, but Europe is taking further steps to return to a normal way of life.

Passengers wearing face masks as they arrive at Heathrow Airport from Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Monday, May 16, will be yet another in the line of ‘Freedom Days’ we have celebrated in the past two years, this time to mark the end of mandatory face masks on European flights.

As it seems, always, there are ifs and buts. Rules may vary on some airlines, particularly those flying to destinations which maintain some constraints.