Travelers wearing protective face masks wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration screening at LaGuardia Airport in New York last month. U.S. aviation regulators are calling on the nation’s airports to crack down on the defiantly unmasked.

Travelers wearing protective face masks wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. Citing a surge in unruly passengers, U.S. aviation regulators are calling on the nation’s airports to encourage the police to arrest offenders, and to prevent people from sneaking alcohol on board. Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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