Throughout the USA the number of passengers on the aircraft decreased significantly as the pandemic coronavirus has forced millions of people to stay at home — and the mayor of Los Angeles (California) says that 95% of the air stopped in his city.
The mayor eRIC Garcetti said it was the largest fall flight in the history of international airport Los Angeles (LAX). According to Garcetti, Los Angeles is the fourth busiest airport in the world and the busiest airport in the country.
So, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, the number of trips on airplanes decreased by approximately 55%, and full return took 10 years.
The drop in the number of passengers in most parts of the country led to the fact that the airlines had reduced 71% of its capacity, according to the «Airlines for America», a trade group that represents major carriers such as American, Delta, Southwest and United.
The group claims that employs only one out of every 10 seats on domestic flights USA.
It is expected that airlines and their contractors will receive a $29 billion Federal funds, and this should help to keep nearly all employees until September 30.
Los Angeles has expanded its testing capabilities for a coronavirus and is now able to test 11,000 people a day.
In addition, during a press conference on Thursday, Fire Department Los Angeles announced the launch of a new telemedicine programs.
Through this program, the urgent care center will be able to examine the patients with coronavirus and other persons who call 911 with non-life threatening problems.
This will reduce potential overcrowding of emergency departments and reduce the chance of infection for «first responders».
