Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to implement mandatory mask policy

PHOENIX – Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport announced Wednesday it will be implementing a mandatory face mask policy next month.

Effective June 1, all visitors to airport facilities and employees will be required to have their noses and mouths covered, the city said in press release.

That includes terminals, the rental car center, the PHX Sky Train and airport buses.

Effective June 1, we will require all employees and members of the public entering public airport facilities, including the terminals, the Rental Car Center, the PHX Sky Train®, and Airport buses to wear a face covering. https://t.co/0zLH0yO7j9 pic.twitter.com/SNpoWYgX9X

— PHX Sky Harbor (@PHXSkyHarbor) May 20, 2020

Travelers are being asked to bring their own masks. Some stores at the city-run airport are currently selling them, with more to come, the release said.

The airport also said it was launching the “PHX – Here for You” campaign to promote health safety during the coronavirus pandemic.

It includes signage encouraging safe practices, physical distance markers at counters and security checkpoints, Plexiglas barriers and hand sanitizer dispensers.

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