Nashville International Airport getting $55M in federal aid amid COVID-19 pandemic

To help combat the pandemic, the Federal Aviation Administration has announced airports in our state will collectively see $124 million.

CONFIRM FOR YOU ON THE TDOTCAMERAS.NOW WE JUST LEARNED NASHVILLEINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS GOINGTO BE GETTING SOME FEDERALFUNDING.KASEY FREEMAN JOINS US LIVERIGHT NOW FROM THE AIRPORT.KASEY, HOW MUCH IS COMING TOTHE MUSIC CITY?Kasey: WELL, RIGHT NOWREBECCA BNA MR. GET $55MILLION WHEN IT COMES TO THESEFUNDS.IT HAS BEEN QUIET ALL MORNING.THE KIOSKS THAT PEOPLE WOULDBE CHECKING THEIR BAGS ANDPROCEEDING TO HEAD TOWARDCHECKOUT IS TEMPORARILY OUT OFSERVICE.INSTEAD, PEOPLE WILL HAVE TOGET IN LINE TO TALK TO THECUSTOMER SERVICE REPS.AS YOU CAN SEE THESE LINES AREEMPTY AND THAT'S WHY THEY ARENEEDING $55 MILLION TO KEEPSAFE OPERATION, WORKERSEMPLOYED AND STABILIZEAIRPORTS' CREDIT RATINGS.ACROSS THE COUNTRY.THE NUMBERPOOF EMIS DOWN 96% BECAUSE OFCOVID-19.SEVERAL AIRPORTS IN TENNESSEEARE SEEING THE SAME TREND ANDFEELING THE IMPACT.FOR INSTANCE, 32 RIGHTS HEREAT BNA HAVE BEEN CANCELLEDTHROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.TO HELP COMBAT THIS EPIDEMICTHE FEDERAL AVIATIONADMINISTRATION HAVE ANNOUNCEDAIRPORTS IN OUR STATE WILLCOLLECTIVELY SEE 124 MILLION.IN ADDITION THE JOHN C.

TUNEWILL SEE $69,000 FORCORONAVI