ORLANDO, Fla. – Greater Orlando Aviation Authority CEO Phil Brown said in an interview Wednesday it could be years Orlando International Airport sees travel numbers return to pre-coronavirus levels.
Traffic in U.S. airports have hit new lows amid the pandemic and fell below 100,000 in April for the first time since the jet age began.
The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 98,968 people on Tuesday, down 95% of the nearly 2.2 million people who passed through checkpoints on the corresponding day a year ago.
When asked how long it could be before OIA bounces back from the coronavirus, Brown said it could be years. “To get to the pre-COVID levels?