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Its booming 13 14 Nerve 16 17 Expired 19 20 Term of respect in old 23 24 westerns 27 28 Wrap up With coronavirus vaccine hopes high, Memphis International Airport may Loan next year holds a golden promise for see 30concourse modernizations. the world and doubly so for Memphis specification International Airport (MEM). the most since March 16th. Airlines Not only will air traffic (probably) 31 resumed some suspended routes. Total Boil rise, airport officials here hope 2021 available seats for MEM increased from will cut the ribbon on a concourse 81,571 in June to 122,836 in July. Even 33 modernizations project they launched more flights are expected to resume. 34 Piano trio? in 2014. American Airlines flights to
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In March, air traffic at MEM dropped Charlotte, Dallas, and Chicago are 35 by around 50 percent. Th is came as set to resume next week (Tuesday, officials expected the annual spring September 8th). Delta Air Lines flights break traffic bump. Traffic slumped to Atlanta, Detroit, and Los Angeles 40in October. enough that the airport39 closed the C are expected to resume security screening checkpoint. Maggie Southwest Airlines flights to Atlanta, O’Shea’s and Moe’s closed temporarily. Chicago, and Dallas are expected to 42traffic had 43 44 In April, the airport said resume in November. dropped by as much as 95 percent, which MSCAA chairman Pace Cooper was consistent with the national average. said “it’s very encouraging to see 46 47 48 Airlines reduced flight schedules at MEM, passenger numbers and air service and airport officials called schedules “very rebound at MEM and elsewhere in fluid” and urged passengers to check with the U.S.” But MEM officials noted that 50 airlines before departures. total passenger counts were down 73 But more than $24.6 million landed percent in June compared to June 2019. at MEM in April, thanks52 to federal However, a recent MEM passenger CARES Act funding. The money was survey found that 90 percent of to help offset some of the revenue lost respondents said they plan to fly within to lower passenger counts. At the time, the next 12 months. Scott Brockman, president and CEO Construction on the airport’s PUZZLE AUSTIN COLLINS of the Memphis and Shelby County BY KAMERON massive, $245-million modernization Airport Authority (MSCAA), said the project has continued throughout money would provide 17 “short-term relief ” the pandemic. Construction 30 began to the airport finances, which were to transform Concourse B in 2018. “significantly impacted” by the pandemic. That transformation will ultimately “While we expect a gradual consolidate all airline gates in a single recovery of the airline industry, the concourse with higher ceilings, more 31 moving timing is uncertain at21 this point, and natural light, wider corridors, moving forward, MEM is significantly walkways, children play areas, a stage reducing expenditures and nonfor live music, and more. 33 essential capital projects in order Last week, officials said the exterior to address the new budget reality,” work was nearly finished. In June the Brockman said at the time. MSCAA picked five public 34 art pieces, But air traffic is slowly in a process led by the UrbanArt 24taking off again at MEM. On Monday, June Commission. The board also picked 29th, the Transportation Security new gates seats, which will all come 25more than Administration screened with a drink holder and electrical 2,880 passengers and employees, connection.
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