ORLANDO, Fla. It should be a busy holiday weekend at the Orlando International Airport, but airport officials said air traffic is down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Phil Brown, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority CEO, joined Justin Warmoth on The Weekly on ClickOrlando.com on Sunday to discuss how the airport has been impacted.
[RELATED: Families trade-in Mickey ears for masks while traveling through OIA | Heres how Orlando International Airport hopes to improve consumer confidence amid pandemic]"At one point we were down to 1,500 people a day and 96-97% reduction," Brown said.
Brown said the numbers are slowing picking back up, but its nowhere near the number of passengers before the pandemic.
Brown said the airport hopes to gain passengers' trust with robust cleaning, offering contactless transactions, requiring passengers and employees to wear masks, and practicing CDC guidelines.