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At Portland International Jetport, things are looking up, director says
COVID-19 vaccinations, an easing of travel restrictions and another round of federal relief funding will aid in the rebound of the Portland International Jetport, Paul Bradbury says.
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Passenger counts in and out of Portland International Jetport are still down 60%, but Director Paul Bradbury expects vaccinations and the easing of travel restrictions will help airline activity rebound in 2021.
Ben McCanna / Portland Press Herald
Vaccines and a scheduled easing of travel restrictions have the director of the hard-hit Portland International Jetport optimistic that business at the state’s largest airport will rebound during the upcoming summer tourism season.
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U.S. public health officials have released their first guidelines for the growing number of Americans who have received a Covid-19 vaccine, allowing many activities to resume but stopping short of endorsing travel.
The good news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is that those who are fully vaccinated can gather without masks indoors in small groups. In addition, older Americans who are inoculated can visit their unvaccinated children or grandchildren if the latter are in a low risk category.
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As coronavirus continues to ravage the air travel industry, the number of on-site Covid-19 testing clinics is increasing at several U.S., airports simplifying travel during the pandemic for passengers flying to international and domestic locations that require proof of a negative coronavirus test result for entry.
Great idea, right? Not so fast.
These testing centers being set up at airports seemingly to screen people getting on planes is one more safety layer both airlines and airports are providing to safeguard customers in an effort to instill public confidence in traveling throughout the pandemic as the industry recovers.
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Working conditions and the stress of the pandemic’s effects on the travel industry are wreaking havoc on lives of flight attendants a year into the pandemic. For people in the airline industry having to try to deal with all this on their own, and particularly for flight attendants, a lack of good information from the U.S. government has led to the isolation of people, genuine desperation as well as real disconnection from families and friends, Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), said in an interview. AFA represents almost 50,000 flight attendants at 17 airlines.