McCarran International Airport’s Terminal 1 economy parking lot is reopening this week following a two-month closure.
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Updated flight routes aimed at making flying into Southern Nevada safer and more efficient will go into effect on Thursday.
National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Paul Rinaldi issued a statement backing the decision to rename McCarran International Airport after the former Nevada Senator.
Spirit Airlines is adding two new routes to Las Vegas connecting Louisville, Kentucky and Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Sin City.
Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport started the new year with passenger volume down 64 percent in January.
Local transportation agencies say a federal mask mandate that went into effect Monday doesn’t change much as far as enforcement goes.
Last year McCarran had 22.2 million travelers pass through its gates, ending three-consecutive years of record passengers numbers, data released Thursday by the Clark County Department of Aviation revealed.
Southwest Airlines is set to add two more connections between the Silver and Golden states.
After missing its planned 2020 construction start date, the company behind the high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Southern California hopes work can begin this year.
In a cost-cutting measure McCarran International Airport will close its Terminal 1 economy parking lot later this week.
Despite recommendations from officials not to travel over the holidays, Americans have been setting pandemic passenger highs at airports across the nation.
As of Wednesday the TSA reported 101 confirmed cases of coronavirus among TSA employees at McCarran since the pandemic began, marking a 55 percent increase since Nov. 19, when 65 cases were noted by TSA data.
After what SouthWest Airlines called “a lack of meaningful progress in negotiations” with multiple unions, Las Vegas’ busiest carrier issued Thursday issued notices that over 6,800 employees could be furloughed.
Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport saw an increase of travel over Thanksgiving weekend but not at pandemic highs as seen nationally.
McCarran International Airport and other airports nationwide have seen an uptick in passenger volume in the days leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday.