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Alaska’s International Airports Respond to Canadian Cruise Restrictions
Aerial view of Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage. Image-Google Maps
(Anchorage, ALASKA) As vaccination numbers increase and summer nears, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) are expecting an increase in travelers wanting to experience Alaska.
Nonstop destinations offered at ANC are nearly back to pre-COVID-19 levels with scheduled inbound seat capacity forecast to be up more than 750,000 seats, an increase of 117% versus last summer. Fairbanks is forecast to be up 62,500 seats, a 126% increase over 2020. Regardless of the Canadian restrictions, ANC and FAI are determined to safely bring travelers to Alaska this summer and help Alaska’s tourism economy.
Airport covid testing will now be done through Capstone Clinic. Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - COVID-19 screening at the Juneau International Airport will be taken over by Capstone Clinic on February 1.
Capstone Clinic is based in Wasilla, Alaska, and also services the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage. Officials expect test results to be returned in 24 to 48 hours.
The city says the process of getting a test when flying into the airport will be largely the same, except travelers will only need to register on one site instead of two. Travelers only need to use the state travel portal at alaska.covidsecureapp.com.
(KETCHIKAN, Alaska) – On March 10, 2021, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) finalized the sale of the AMHS vessels Fairweather and Chenega to Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas S.A. of Ibiza, Spain. The sale price for Chenega was $3,111,111, and the Fairweather sold for $2,063,333, for a total of $5,174,444. AMHS […]
Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 16, 2020
A UPS cargo plane arrives at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage late Sunday night (12-13-20). The first immunizations were administered in area hospitals on Monday. By Wednesday, vaccine had been distributed to communities in Southeast, including Sitka. (DHSS photo/Kristal Fiser)
The first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine arrived in Anchorage overnight on Sunday (12-13-20). State officials say it’s a turning point in the fight against the pandemic.
The state’s top medical team took questions from the media during a teleconference on Monday (12-14-20).
Note: Dr. Elliot Bruhl will appear this Friday on Raven Radio’s Morning Interview at 8:15 a.m. to discuss vaccine distribution in Sitka and other communities served by the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium.