Business still bad for airport businesses, but relief bill may help
Lloyd Sowers reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Even though there are more travelers every day, look around and you’ll see the pandemic and its effects still evident at Tampa International Airport. We lost 96 percent of our business here in Tampa back in April, said Joe Lopano, the airport s CEO. That’s not something you can model. That’s not something you can practice for.
Lopano was joined by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) at the airport Monday. Castor told reporters that President Biden’s $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan contains $8-billion for airports, with $800-million for airport concession operators like George Tinsley Sr.
Airlines and airports, which have been hit hard financially by the pandemic, will get another $14 billion under President Biden’s plan, provided they do not lay off any staff before October.
Airlines and airports, which have been hit hard financially by the coronavirus pandemic, will get another $14 billion under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan provided they do not lay off any staff before October.
BU Men Split Weekend Matchup’s with New Hampshire
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Saturday the Bearcats defense dominated the Wildcats, Forward George Tinsley had a game high 16 points, scoring the first eight points for the Bearcats, and closing the first half on a 19-11 run.
BU came out of halftime with a 27-7 run and sealed the deal, holding an opponent to the lowest score (44pts) in the last seven years.
Game two saw the Bearcats lead most of the game, and had a seven point advantage late in the second half, the Wildcats pulled to within two with less then a minute in regulation, the Bearcats had a chance to win the game, but missed free-throw attempts to put the game into overtime.