The ruling was met with mixed emotions from people traveling through Houston on Tuesday. Some people strutted through security with bare faces while other passengers maneuvered the airport with a snug cloth hugging their face.
Holly Ferguson and her friends chatted near the baggage claim terminal at William P. Hobby Airport on Tuesday afternoon, ready to head toward their cruise vacation with matching pink tote bags and face masks.
For the first time since the mandate was implemented more than a year ago, airport travelers were faced with a choice: To mask or not to mask? Karen Zink walks with her daughter, Ceci, 5, on their way to the security line while traveling back to their home in Baltimore through Hobby Airport, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Houston. On Monday evening, a Federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplane and other forms of mass transit, meaning travelers are no longer required to wear face coverings.Brian Zink and his family opted to keep the masks while traveling.
In light of the lifted mandate, Zink said he was mostly concerned about getting comments from people who may have “decided that if they’re not wearing a mask, then nobody should.” Some travelers expressed surprise and hesitation over the lifted mandate, and said they were keeping the masks for their own health and safety.
“I’m so curious to walk through and see if somebody’s gonna give me grief about it,” said Liz King, who was flying home to San Francisco with her son and daughter. None of them wore masks. “We’re going to try the whole time without them.”
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