In Las Vegas, 465 flights had been delayed and 83 were cancelled by Thursday evening at Reid airport, according to FlightAware.
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Las Vegas airport’s second busiest carrier, Spirit Airlines, is about to get even busier with the addition of several new routes serving Southern Nevada.
The gradual return of international travel to Las Vegas continued Thursday with Harry Reid International Airport welcoming back direct flight service from Frankfurt, Germany.
At Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport cases have increased 18 percent between July 2 and Tuesday, jumping from 197 positive cases to 233, according to TSA daily data tracked by the Review-Journal.
There’s been a noticeable increase in citations given as the visitor counts in Las Vegas have risen over the first few months of the year.
More than 100 airline flights were canceled Thursday at McCarran International Airport amid a shutdown triggered when an air traffic controller tested positive for COVID-19.
The air traffic control tower in Las Vegas was shut down after an air traffic controller potentially tested positive for COVID-19. It apparently was being cleaned overnight.
McCarran International Airport welcomed the record-breaking 50 millionth passenger 0f 2019 to Las Vegas Thursday to water cannon salute and a party-like atmosphere.