According to CNN, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Asia’s Virgin Australia, and Europe’s KLM
and Easy Jet are temporarily halting all or part of their alcohol service. The measure is part of the industry’s protocol to limit interaction between crew and passengers during food and drink service. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County on Tuesday announced its largest single-day increase of newly identified COVID-19 cases since the state’s outbreak began in March.
The Pro Bowl is coming to Las Vegas.
The NFL announced on Tuesday that Las Vegas will host the 2021 Pro Bowl at Allegiant Stadium.
Actor Brian Dennehy died Wednesday in New Haven, Connecticut. Dennehy’s acting career spanned more than four decades, working in television, film and theater. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The NFL has canceled plans to hold its draft in Las Vegas this year because of concerns over the spread of coronavirus.
Instead, the league will conduct the draft this year as a televised event at a to-be-determined site, the league announced Monday.
An American Airlines flight on its way to McCarran International Airport made an emergency landing at Nellis Air Force Base on Saturday afternoon. Flight 671 was diverted to the base because of wind conditions at the airport and low fuel levels, Nellis spokeswoman Rebekah Mattes said. American Airlines spokesman Josh Freed said there was no fuel leak, and the airplane had enough gas to get to McCarran. The airplane, which was on its way to Las Vegas from the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, had 194 people on board, including six crew members.
Casino operator Boyd Gaming Corp. has filed plans to build a new corporate campus. The plans call for two 10-story office buildings and a six-level parking garage in the southwest Las Vegas Valley. Boyd Gaming operates The Orleans, the Suncoast, downtown’s California Hotel and other properties. The new headquarters would be just a mile from its current main office building.
LVCVA has been involved in a scandal over airline gift cards. LVCVA bought $90,000 in Southwest Airline gift cards between 2012 and 2017. Auditors can’t account for more than $50,000 of the cards. Ex-CEO Rossi Ralenkotter and his family used nearly $17,000 in gift cards on 56 trips. Ralenkotter has retired. Brig Lawson, senior director of business partnerships, was responsible for buying and distributing the cards. Lawson has resigned.
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Lake-loving residents of Meadview, Arizona, won’t be losing their boat launch ramp at Lake Mead after all. The National Park Service plans to build a new, low-water ramp at South Cove by 2020, if not sooner. The new South Cove ramp has been in the park’s plans since 2005, with money set aside for the work. The only other ramp close to Meadview is at Pearce Ferry, but boats can’t use it because of rapids downstream.
