Flight passengers complain about maskless coughing on board as summer travel heats up

Flight passengers complain about maskless coughing on board as summer travel heats up

Reddit users debate mask-wearing on planes amid concerns about sick passengers, crowded conditions

Reddit users are debating mask-wearing on board planes and concerns about sick passengers as summer travel gets underway. (iStock)

Amid summer travel, concerns are arising as passengers debate mask-wearing on planes. (iStock)

The CDC says that wearing a "high-quality" and "well-fitting mask" can be "effective in reducing [the] transmission of respiratory pathogens." (iStock)

The great debate about coughing on planes — and about whether passengers are wearing or not wearing masks — has begun amid summer travel. (iStock)