Southwest Airlines has reduced its flight schedule by nearly 40 percent from its peak levels, McCarran International Airport’s largest carrier announced Tuesday.
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Construction projects across the Las Vegas Valley have been reminded of the need to follow safety guidelines to allow work to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The closure, along with reduced airline schedules due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, led to long delays and hundreds of flights canceled during the first six days.
The ongoing air traffic control tower closure and passenger decreases tied to the COVID-19 outbreak have impacted McCarran International Airport’s largest carrier significantly.
Reduced flight operations at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport enters its sixth day following the closure of the air traffic control tower last week.
A Transportation Security Administration officer working at Terminal 3 of McCarran International Airport tested positive for COVID-19.
Flight operations will be at reduced levels for a fifth-straight day Monday in Las Vegas as McCarran International Airport’s air traffic control tower remains closed.
The Hawaiian government issued a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving to the islands beginning Thursday.
Sunday’s arriving flight delays are the longest of the four-day ordeal, as the FAA’s website displayed average delays of 3 hours and 5 minutes.
The airport is operating 10 flights per hour, down from the normal rate of 30 to 56 aircraft per hour, leading to hundreds of flights being canceled.