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18 States Enforce Travel Restrictions from Nevada
 
18 States Enforce Travel Restrictions from Nevada

At least 18 states have placed travel restrictions on those heading to their areas from the Silver State. Nearly all require some period of self-isolation.

Air traffic at McCarran International Airport has slowed by over 60%
 
Air traffic at McCarran International Airport has slowed by over 60%

After a traffic controller tested positive for coronavirus, the control tower at McCarran International Airport was closed, forcing the Las Vegas airport to rely on a backup system with limited capacity, Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Southwest Airlines considering Las Vegas-Hawaii flights
 
Southwest Airlines considering Las Vegas-Hawaii flights

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly says the airline is “very focused” on Hawaii. Hawaiians have a strong presence in Las Vegas.The city’s unofficial status is “Hawaii’s ninth island.” In 2018, at least 2,958 people from Hawaii moved to Nevada. Of those, 88.7 percent moved into Clark County, according to driver license surrender data. According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, 310,249 people came to Las Vegas from Hawaii in 2018.

LVCVA Implements New Travel Rules – VIDEO
 
LVCVA Implements New Travel Rules – VIDEO

While the policies outlined in Tuesday meeting only impact staff, the LVCVA board also changed its policies after the Review-Journal investigation but one board member quickly exceeded recommended travel rules.

Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore took four international trip in less than a year when the board’s policy committee put in place rules that limited international board travel to one trip a year and mostly for educational purposes. The policy did allow board members to travel more than once with approval of the chairman, which Fiore received from Weekly.