An EU-wide mask requirement for flights and airports will be lifted from next week, the bloc’s aviation safety agency said on Wednesday, as the pandemic eases in Europe. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said that under the new guidance developed with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), airlines would nevertheless still have some scope to demand face and nose covering by passengers and staff. “From next week, face masks will no longer need to be mandatory in air travel in all cases, broadly aligning with the changing requirements of national authoritie…