JetBlue's CEO says people who wear masks outside while socially distanced are 'morons'
Breeze Airways
- JetBlue's CEO criticized people who wore COVID-19 masks outside, in an interview with Bloomberg.
- David Neeleman believes such actions are an overreaction to the pandemic.
- His comments echo his previous criticism of lockdowns and mask mandates over the past year.
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JetBlue's CEO David Neeleman has criticized the world's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including widespread mask-wearing, as a complete overreaction.
"I think people who wear masks outside when they're social distanced are complete morons," he told Bloomberg. Double-maskers bother Neeleman the most: "I just want to go up and shake them and go, 'What the f--- is wrong with you!," he said.
It's not the first time Neeleman has spoken in opposition to mask mandates and other pandemic measures like lockdowns. Last October, he tweeted: "I continue to believe that it is less safe to require everyone to wear ineffective cloth masks and gators which gives a false sense of security."
Neeleman's views underpin his desire to get the economy rolling after the airline industry took a massive hit due to restricted travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Even during the widespread global disruption, Neeleman's impatience led him to start his fifth airline, Breeze Airways, last December 2020.
Breeze was scheduled to launch flights in late-2020 but these were delayed due to the pandemic. The airline's website now displays the message: "Welcome to Breeze Airways, a new airline scheduled for take-off in 2021!"
Breeze joins Neeleman's other airlines Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue Airways, and Azul Brazilian Airlines.
The new venture aims to provide a convenient, low-cost alternative to the dominant airlines, as previously reported by Insider.
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