"It’s interesting that each new spike has less effect on our demand than the previous one."
Travelers who pass through Orlando International Airport during the Thanksgiving holiday stretch may be surprised by long lines at the security checkpoints, a regular occurrence before the pandemic that has since become rare.
But airport lines in the age of COVID-19 are deceiving, in that they are lengthened by a requirement of six feet of space between passengers.
“You are going to have to extend the lines,” said airport director Phil Brown, of complying with social distancing. “But even with that, my understanding is that most people can get through in about 20 minutes.”
The airport is predicting a respectable uptick in passenger counts for the holiday even as COVID-19 cases are spiking in many states. The airport’s largest source of travelers, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, are hard-hit. San Juan, Puerto Rico is now the leading feeder for Orlando airport activity.
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