Mary Winston Nicklin

It was over a year ago that the pandemic grounded the world’s citizens and airline fleets. If I really press myself to recall the time before social distancing and ubiquitous masks, before remote learning and Zoom calls, I can conjure a few unremarkable details of that flight: the hold-your-breath moment of weighing an overstuffed bag at check-in, the choreography of shoe and laptop removal in the miles-long security line, the race for overhead bin space, the tray tables in upright and locked positions, the flier’s favorite snack of pretzels and tomato juice.

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