COVID-19.Numbers from the WAA show the airport had fewer than 56,000 people go through its gates during the second quarter of 2020, down from 1.1 million over the same period of 2019.
Traffic plummets, signs replace travellers at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport “The sharp drop in traffic has been felt at airports around the world and Winnipeg has not been immune,” said Barry Rempel, president and CEO of the WAA, in a release.“This will be a slow recovery taking years to return to 2019 levels.”The worst day came April 11 when just 59 passengers departed from James Richardson International Airport, according to the WAA numbers.The Manitoba government imposed public health orders requiring anyone entering the province to.