Local Airport Impacted By Covid-19

Rochester International Airport is receiving relief funding.

Our local airports are seeing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the air travel industry.

Kimt news three's calyn thompson joins us now from rochester international airport and calyn-what's r- s-t like at this hour?

Live lowerthird2line talent coronavirus:calyn thompson cthompson@kimt.com coverage you can count on amy - rochester international airport is open but it looks like a ghost town.

Since i've been here....i've seen .

Airport-live vo-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:rst will receive coronavirus relief funding rochester, mn due to restrictions on travel because of the pandemic... r-s-t has seen a 95- percent decrease in passenger travel.

Executive director john reed tells me that's caused their revenue to take a hit by 40-percent.

Thankfully - federal funding is coming their way through the coronavirus aid - relief - and economic security or 'cares' act.xxx airport-live sot-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:john reed executive director, rochester international airport we've gotta stay open, we've gotta keep the lights on.

We still have to function safely.

We still provide all the security services, maintenance, operations of an airport that has to continue regardless.

Airport-live sot-4 i'm told right now at r-s-t... only four flights a day are offered from delta - american - and united.

There usually are 13 flights offered each day.

Air cargo and air ambulances are still flying as usual.

Live in rochester calyn thompson-kimt news 3.

/ rochester international airport will receive nearly 2-point-5 million dollars in federal funding.

Mason city municipal airport will receive 2-point-4 million dollars.

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