March 20, 2020 Ecuador officials physically block airport's runway to prevent plane from landing amid coronavirus outbreak The European Union is aiming to make sure Ecuador’s airports remain open after officials in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, attempted to stop an arriving flight from Spain earlier this week.
March 20, 2020 Major US airlines continue slashing service during coronavirus outbreak: 'We will get through this' “We are in the fight of our lives, and we will win,” said the president of American Airlines.
March 19, 2020 Map shows locations of airports where TSA officials tested positive for coronavirus As of March 19, 12 officers at airports across the country had tested positive for COVID-19.
March 19, 2020 Las Vegas air traffic control tower temporary closes after controller tests positive for coronavirus The air traffic control tower at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is temporarily closing after a controller at the facility tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
March 18, 2020 Salt Lake City airport evacuates, halts operations following magnitude 5.7 earthquake The earthquake, which is said to have struck at 7:09 a.m. local time, was said to be Utah’s largest earthquake since 1992.
March 18, 2020 Southwest Airlines halts service to Chicago Midway airport following coronavirus scare in control tower “We ceased operations at the Chicago Midway airport due to the closure of an FAA ATC tower in the Chicago area, impacting all airlines who operate at the airport,” a representative for Southwest Airlines said in a statement shared with ӣƵ.
March 17, 2020 Air traffic control tower at Chicago's Midway Airport closes due to coronavirus infections, airport still open The FAA announced that the air traffic control tower at Chicago's Midway Airport will temporarily close.
March 16, 2020 TSA: Passengers concerned about coronavirus can bring large bottles of hand sanitizer in carry-on bags Good news for air travelers.
March 15, 2020 LAPD supervisor, LAX police officer test positive for coronavirus A police officer at Los Angeles International Airport has tested positive for the coronavirus, airport officials announced Sunday.
March 15, 2020 US airports swamped as coronavirus screening stalls returns from Europe Thousands of travelers returning from Europe crowded terminals at several U.S. airports Saturday night in cramped, hours-long lines amid newly implemented heightened coronavirus screening.