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With COVID-19 ravaging the aviation industry, airlines and airports worldwide are reining in costs and halting new spending, except in one area: reassuring pandemic-wary passengers about travel.

FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines airliner sits near a hanger at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas April 4, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Sharp/File Photo

DFW has become the world’s busiest airport, according to figures from travel analytics firm Cirium, thanks in part to a strategy by large global carrier American to concentrate much of its pandemic flying through its Texas hub. The Dallas airport is also testing new technology around better sanitization, beginning with ultraviolet technology that can kill germs before they circulate into the HVAC system.

DFW has invested millions of dollars above its cleaning and sanitation budget since the pandemic broke out, while suspending about $100 million of capital programs and reducing its second-half operating costs by about 20% as it addresses COVID-19’s steep hit to the industry, which only months ago was preparing for growth.

 

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We aren't flying anytime soon

hmmm keeping things clean...UV technology has been around for years....WTF have the airlines been doing? oh thats right ripping the public off to make sure the overpaid CEOs can buy their next yacht - SMH

Basically all maintenance contracts which include airplane, airport, facilities management, car rental office space, ground transportation contracts are all in DEFAULT with respect to annual payments and renewals.

Neither are Airlines reducing million dollar executive salaries.

tracyruci I'm going to suggest you don't fly American out of Charlotte. God forbid you try and ask a question of gate agent. He practically ripped my bag off my arm pulling the valet bag ticket off my bag. Just because i asked to keep my carry on with me. Abusive jerks should not have jobs

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tracyruci empty !!!

tracyruci The World’s busiest airport is Atlanta and NOT Chicago. Come on Reuter’s!

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tracyruci With a mask and a prayer?

tracyruci Without Americans

tracyruci I would imagine in the air

World’s busiest airport is ATL, not DFW

DFW ist not the busiest airport in the world. That is Atlanta.

Post-COVID travel will be normal travel, because humans are programmed a certain way and enforcing the opposite is fascism. 🤷‍♂️

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The airline in your picture is not practicing social distancing on flights, however.

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