Qatar Airways reminds passengers to wear mask; face shield not mandatory

Doha: Qatar Airways in a tweet reminded travellers that they must wear a face mask while the face shield is not mandatory for all. 

Written in Arabic, the airlines stated that "Qatar Airways would like to remind passengers that they must wear a face covering such as a medical mask during their flights. We would also like to point out that wearing a face shield is not mandatory."  This follows a statement by a few on social media that there was a new update for travel according to which face shield was mandatory.