McCarran International Airport saw 3.86 million passengers in February, breaking an 11-month streak of surpassing 4 million people flying in and out of Las Vegas.
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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.
The economic damage that will be inflicted by the coronavirus is hurting tourism economies much more than average locations, an analysis from StratoDem Analytics says.
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.
All told, hundreds of thousands of Nevadans work in industries now rocked by sweeping closures – and that doesn’t account for all the people in other sectors that feed off them.
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 American Gaming Association on Saturday said 910 casinos — 92 percent of the total nationwide — have closed their doors in a bid to slow the spread of the virus.
Silverton CEO Craig Cavileer said the property has stayed in compliance with shutdown protocols for the hotel-casino while keeping the 150-room Hyatt Place open.
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.
In a statistics-heavy appeal to the state’s six congressional representatives and senators, association President and CEO Virginia Valentine explained that Nevada would be hurt more than any other state because of its dependence on tourism.
R&R Partners principle Bill Vassiliadis has seen shutdowns and downturns before and expects Las Vegas to come back strong once the coronavirus measures are over.