As you can see from the video above, the cabin broke out into applause as pilots announced that the mask requirement for travel had been struck down by a federal judge and thus masks were now optional.
Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the federal mask mandate on travel "exceeded" CDC authority.
"The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle came in a case brought in Florida federal court by Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. and frequent air travelers Ana Daza and Sarah Pope against the administration.
Judge Mizelle determined that the mandate violated the Administrative Procedure Act by being outside the scope of the CDC's authority, was "arbitrary" and "capricious" and not going through the required notice and comment period for federal rulemaking."