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Commentary: What a trip to the airport revealed about masking among air travelers

Air travelers, some with face masks and others without face mask coverings, wait in line to board their aircraft at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Tuesday April 19, 2022.

Back in November, I collected some data during a flight delay at a Chicago-area airport and found that the majority of travelers (85% to 90%) were adhering to the federal transportation mask mandate in place at the time. When the mandate ended in April following a court decision, many rejoiced in their new maskless freedom.

As a data scientist, I am always looking for data sets to collect and analyze in

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