Griffiss International Airport gets $267K in federal relief funding
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Griffiss International Airport is one of five airports awarded federal relief funding to help recover from economic losses sustained throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted: Apr 1, 2021 4:39 PM
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ROME, N.Y. – Griffiss International Airport is one of five airports awarded federal relief funding to help recover from economic losses sustained throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The airport was awarded $267,300 to help support rehabilitation projects and enhance safety practices.
Reviving travel and tourism will help many areas recover economically from the pandemic, and this money aims to help airports that have lost substantial revenue over the past year.
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Feb. 3 Batten down the hatches and stock up on road salt.
A winter storm watch is being issued for late Friday afternoon through late Saturday night, according to David Thomas, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga.
Nine inches or more of heavy lake-effect snow and gusty winds are anticipated, he said. That would include the City of Buffalo and out towards the airport, as well as areas further south, Thomas added.
While temperatures are expected to reach into the mid- to upper 30s on Thursday, they will be followed by a cold front that will develop earlier in the day Friday.
Albany airport receives $4.95M in coronavirus relief funding
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COLONIE Albany International Airport will receive $4.95 million in federal pandemic support as it continues to face a significant drop in activity, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced Thursday.
“Air travel is vital to the connectivity and success of the Upstate economy, which is why, as New York battles a second wave of the pandemic, I fought tooth and nail in negotiations to get airports the funding they need to keep services running,” Schumer, the new Senate Majority Leader, said in announcing the funding. Arports, travel, and tourism will be a critical part of our economic recovery and these federal dollars will help airports across Upstate New York continue providing high-quality and safe transit when travel takes off,” said Gillibrand.