BWI Airport now requiring face coverings

PEOPLE INSIDE THE AIRPORTWEARING MASKS AND SOME NOT.WELL NOW, IT'S NO LONGER ANOPTION.

YOU MUST WEAR A MASKINSIDE B-W-I THURGOOD MARSHALLAIRPORT.

THE SHIFT IN POLICYFOLLOWS THE GOVERNOR'S LATESTORDER -- WITH THE HOPE OFSTOPPING THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.

WMAR-2 NEWS RAYSTRICKLAND JOINS US LIVE NOWFROM BWI AND RAY, MANY WERESURPRISED THERE WASN'T A MASKREQUIREMENT ALREADY IN PLACE.YEAH THEY WERE BECAUSE DOZENSOF AIRPORTS ACROSS THECOUNTRY, INCLUDING DULLES IND.C, REQUIRE TRAVELERS TO WEARA MASK.

BUT, FOR THE MOST PARTHERE AT BWI THURGOOD MARSHALAIRPORT PEOPLE WERE ALREADYWEARING ONE...EVEN BEFORE THISRULE WENT INTO EFFECT.

ANDAFTER SPEAKING TO PEOPLE HERETHEY SAYNEEDED.By mid-May, all Major U.Sairliners required theirpassengers to wear a mask inan effort to prevent thespread of COVID-19 Now, ascases continue to surge in anumber of states nationwide,including Maryland, moreairports are starting tofollow suit.

On Friday, BWIThrugood Marshall airportannounced it will requiretravelers to wear a facecovering inside the airport atall times .

21 53 54“When iwas walking around without it,everybody was looking at youlike you wrong” The decisioncomes a day after GovernorLarry hogan expanded his ownmask mandate to all indoorpublic spaces as well asoutdoors when socialdistancing is not possible.

2155 50“Probably a good ideajust to keep everybody is safeas possible” Most travelersat BWI airport were alreadywearing a mask with no idea apolicy was going into effect.Many of them hopping on aplane for the first time sincethe pandemic begin.

21 58 41“Itprobably where itcongested than it is on theairplane because there is mopeople here more people to getin contact more people notwashing there hands, morepeople touching the doors,more people touching theirluggage.

Dozens of airportsacross the country havealready required travelers towear a mask.

Some people weresurprised to learn BWI didnhave a policy in place untilnow.

21 58 29“it is actuallyshock, wow.

I thought whenthey said it was for theairlines it would be for hereas well” But, travelers saybetter late than never, callingthe policy a good idea to tryand keep everyone safe.

21 5802“I think by now we are kindof used to it.

At first, itwas a different.

I think itgoing to be the normalnecessities now.

Obviouslytrying to protect ourselves”AND THIS MASK REQUIREMENT WENTINTO EFFECT TODAY AT 5:00.

NIF YOU DONGET TO THE AIRPORT,WEAT LEAST THREE INFORMATIONDESKS HERE WILL PROVIDE YOONE FOR FREE.

LIVE AT BWITHURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT RAYSTRICKLAND WMAR-2NEWSFACE MASKS ARE NOW MANDATORYON THE OCEAN CITY BOARDWALKFOR 18 HOURS A DAY.

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