NEW YORK, April 27 — Ghostly airports, countless flight cancellations, shops and restaurants closed: the coronavirus has played havoc with air travel in the United States. Following are some scenes witnessed by AFP journalists during the unusual experience of flying from South Dakota to...
Monday, 27 Apr 2020 06:01 AM MYT
Following are some scenes witnessed by AFP journalists during the unusual experience of flying from South Dakota to Washington in the time of the pandemic. But there is one upside to the grim situation: For once, there is no line to get through the security check. “Can you take your mask off?” a security officer politely asks. She needs to compare a traveler’s face to his photo ID.
Since Delta Air Lines had cancelled two flights the previous day from Rapid City to Minneapolis rather than fly nearly empty planes, Saturday’s flight has about 20 travellers — seated by Delta in rather strange fashion.
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