Yes, in that particular case the breeze form the air conditioner was blowing virus-laden droplets from one table to an immediately adjacent table. It wasn't a case of the virus going through the air conditioner and that study in particular tends to be frequently cited as evidence the virus doesn't travel very far.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764_article
visual of transmission through air conditioning:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764-f1