Ghostly airports but easy security checks: air travel in the time of the virus

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It's an unusual experience.

Ghostly airports, countless flight cancellations, shops and restaurants closed: the coronavirus has played havoc with air travel in the United States.

But there is one upside to the grim situation: For once, there is no line to get through the security check."Can you take your mask off?" a security officer politely asks. She needs to compare a traveler's face to his photo ID. Since Delta Air Lines had canceled two flights the previous day from Rapid City to Minneapolis rather than fly nearly empty planes, Saturday's flight has about 20 travelers -- seated by Delta in rather strange fashion.

Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)

 

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