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In a world full of lemons, Reno-Stead Airport hands out asparagus

04/11/20

So many people are out of work right now and not sure how they’ll pay bills. So it’s encouraging to see Reno-Stead Airport stepping up to help out the Food Bank in its community. Like many other communities, in just the past two weeks, the food bank in Reno has seen a 30-50% increase in […]

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Closed concourses, shuttered concessions: airports in the age of coronavirus

04/10/20

Covid-19 is disastrous for airlines and air travel, with thousands of flights already axed and more cuts being announced daily. But the deep drop in passengers is also hammering airports. Fewer than 100,000 passengers and crewmembers were screened at U.S. airports on April 8. That was a record low and a 95% decline from the […]

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How sad it is out there in the world of travel?

04/08/20

You know that the current health crisis has caused people to cancel trips and airlines to temporarily slash flight schedules to the bone. Here are few other measurements that underscore how bad it is right now. TSA screening numbers hit record low On Tuesday, April 7, the Transportation Security Administration screened just 97,310 passengers and […]

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Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

03/28/20

SFO Airport consolidates international flights to a single concourse So many international flights have been temporarily canceled that some airports are closing down parts of concourses and terminals. One example: San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Because the schedule for international flights from SFO will be reduced by 52% by April 1, the airport will temporarily […]

Airports

Reassurance from a robot at Pittsburgh Int’l Airport

03/27/20

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, airlines are grounding aircraft and cutting flight schedules. And fewer and fewer travelers are passing through airports. But in most cities airports are considered essential facilities. So they remain open. One example: Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), which must stay open not only for the remaining commercial flights currently flying, but […]

TSA maps its COVID-19 cases

03/24/20

Airports are getting quieter and quieter, but some people are still flying. So Transportation Security Administration officers are among the workers who must still show up for work. Unfortunately, it turns out TSA workers aren’t immune to COVID-19 and there are have been some TSA officers who have tested positive for the virus. So it’s […]

Hand sanitizer challenge at KCI Airport

03/22/20

Air travel may be grinding to a halt, but airports are doing their best to keep facilities clean and safe for those who must still get on a plane. That’s why this message from Kansas City International Airport (KCI) shared on Sunday afternoon is so disturbing. KCI reports that over the weekend several hand sanitizer […]

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Hotels having COVID-19 troubles

03/20/20

Fallout from COVID-19 is happening so fast that moments before our story about hotel occupancy rates posted on CNBC we had to cut a tidbit about a hotel bar offering a creative “squirt and sip” – a squirt of hand sanitizer and a drink – because the bar had been ordered to close. And since […]

Hotels

Some airports close or cut back seating areas, restaurants, stores

03/17/20

Airline schedule cuts, the drop in travel and orders in some cities and states to close the dine-in area of restaurants and bars means some airports are cutting back the hours of concessions or closing them altogether. We’ll likely see more of this in the days to come. Here’s the start of our list.

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