Mealey's (February 16, 2023, 1:14 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six airline passengers unable to wear masks and therefore prevented from flying during the COVID-19 pandemic on Feb. 15 filed a joint petition for rehearing en banc of their challenge to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) enforcement of the federal transportation mask mandate after a District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel denied their petition for review, ruling that, while the case was not moot, because the masking regulations had expired, any challenge to a reinstated mask policy would require a new administrative record....