Nearly a dozen CEOs of airline companies signed a letter demanding that President Joe Biden end the federal mask mandate on flights.

The letter praised Biden for his leadership against the pandemic but said that the current infection statistics indicated it was "past time" to eliminate the mask mandate.

“We appreciate the leadership of the federal government throughout the pandemic. Current data and science show it’s time to move from mandates to guidance and personal health choices," read the letter made public Wednesday.

The letter also pointed out that mask mandates for air flights did not make sense given how social distancing guidelines had been eased in other public areas.

"It makes no sense that people are still required to wear masks on airplanes, yet are allowed to congregate in crowded restaurants, schools and at sporting events without masks, despite none of these venues having the protective air filtration system that aircraft do," the letter read.