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Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday morning to remove the mask mandate at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center on Okaloosa Island starting May 15.
Safety practices such as social distancing and limiting capacity to 75% will remain in effect.
The non-agenda item was brought to the board Tuesday morning by Chairwoman Carolyn Ketchel, a strong proponent for masks last summer as the county and the state were experiencing a surge of COVID cases.
At the meeting, Ketchel said it should be up to individuals whether to mask up.
“At this point, we have so many people vaccinated, or those who have the opportunity to vaccinate, and think it’s really a personal choice whether we wear a mask or not at this point,” she said.
Airlines Enticing Travelers With New Routes, Cheaper Fares
Airlines Enticing Travelers With New Routes, Cheaper Fares
As hopes build that the COVID-19 pandemic is fading, airlines hope to lure you back into the friendly skies.
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Americans are starting to think about flying again and some airlines are expanding the routes they offer in hopes of luring new travelers into the skies.
Allegiant Air recently announced it will offer 34 new nonstop routes this summer. The new routes include major-metro destinations like San Diego, Los Angeles, Nashville and Portland, Oregon. (A complete list is available on Allegiant’s website.)
Allegiant has announced a new nonstop route to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids, Michigan from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS).
Southwest Airlines will begin offering new services to Florida and Montana.
This includes Florida s Destin-Fort Walton Beach and Montana s Bozeman Yellowstone airports.
Southwest has been drastically expanding its flight services since last year.
Southwest Airlines will begin offering flights to Florida s Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport and Montana s Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in May ahead of the potential summer travel boom.
Travel, especially by air, dropped significantly in 2020 as COVID-19 first began taking its hold on the US. But now, the travel and hospitality industry is hoping that pent-up demand and the continuing vaccine rollout will lead to a big spike in travel this summer.
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