#Iowa airport to conduct mandatory COVID screenings for all departing passengers

#Iowa airport to conduct mandatory COVID screenings for all departing passengers

“#Iowa airport to conduct mandatory COVID screenings for all departing passengers” Airports will be able to administer COVID-19 health screenings for passengers and airline personnel, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced.  An airport in Iowa will become one of the first to do so when it rolls out a COVID-19 health screening next week. The screenings will begin at the Eastern…

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#Worker crushed to death by plane equipment at Chicago airport

#Worker crushed to death by plane equipment at Chicago airport

“#Worker crushed to death by plane equipment at Chicago airport” Worker crushed to death by airport plane equipment in Chicago Jijo George, 35, an Envoy Air maintenance mechanic, was found unresponsive beneath an “aircraft drivable pushback apparatus” vehicle at around 2 p.m., the Chicago Sun-Times reported. He died less than two hours later at Chicago’s…

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#Russian jet swept for possible bomb after landing at JFK

#Russian jet swept for possible bomb after landing at JFK

“#Russian jet swept for possible bomb after landing at JFK” A Russian airliner was evacuated and searched at John F. Kennedy Airport on Sunday following reports of a possible bomb threat, authorities said. Officers evacuated Aeroflot Flight 102 out of Moscow immediately after it landed in New York at around 3:46 p.m., a rep for…

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#Millions travel ahead of Thanksgiving despite rising COVID-19 cases

#Millions travel ahead of Thanksgiving despite rising COVID-19 cases

“#Millions travel ahead of Thanksgiving despite rising COVID-19 cases” More than two million people flocked to US airports this weekend ahead of Thanksgiving — despite health officials urging Americans to nix their travel holiday travel plans. There were 1,019,836 passengers who passed through airport security checkpoints Friday, followed by another 984,369 on Saturday, according to…

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#Veterinarians refuse CDC request to deport bulldog puppies

#Veterinarians refuse CDC request to deport bulldog puppies

“#Veterinarians refuse CDC request to deport bulldog puppies” CHICAGO — Veterinarians caring for 15 bulldog puppies rescued from a warehouse at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Monday refused to send the dogs back to the Middle East country from which they came. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week ordered the animals back…

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#These North American airports are top-rated for satisfaction

#These North American airports are top-rated for satisfaction

“#These North American airports are top-rated for satisfaction” The sharp coronavirus-related decline in passenger volume across North American airports has “been a boon” for traveler satisfaction, according to a new J.D. Power survey. Results of the 2020 North America Airport Satisfaction Study indicate that satisfaction within such airports has “risen sharply” since the start of…

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