![]() ![]() ![]() Dine-in is allowed in the airport, but only if patrons are seated far apart. About half the food courts and restaurants were open - but their dining areas remained virtually empty, some with chairs and tables stacked in corners. Inside the airport, more retail storefronts were closed and caged off than there were open. In May 2019, the airport had 10,473 flights but just 3,852 are scheduled this month.įlocks of unused planes sat parked in the airfield, waiting until they’ll be needed again. In April last year, the airport saw 10,165 flights compared to this year’s 5,267, according to airport data. “We used to get excited to see 30,000 passengers, and now if you see more than 2,000, it’s like, ‘Wow things are picking up,’” Volmer said.įlights at the airport have essentially been cut in half and are expected to drop to 63% fewer in May. Volmer, who wore a black mask as she showed the Deseret News around the unusually calm airport Thursday, said ever since the pandemic hit, the airport’s daily passenger count has dipped to around 2,000 or less a day - down from an average of 22,000 per day this time of year. “So we feel fortunate to have so few test positive.”Ĭleaning and other precautions have ramped up in all areas to prevent spread of the virus, Volmer said. “When at full strength, the airport was seeing 15,000 employees coming to work here daily” between airlines, concessions, TSA and other departments, Volmer said. Most of those cases were reported early on when the pandemic first arrived, Volmer said. So far, six employees who work on airport property have been confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19, according to airport spokeswoman Nancy Volmer: one TSA agent, one a construction worker, two employees who worked for a concessionaire, and two who worked for a business tenant. ![]()
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