Legislative speaker Tina Rose Muna Barnes affirmed the request by calling her fellow senators to session minutes later. Leon Guerrero said that Guam's airport is in dire straits, with average arrivals plummeting from 5,000 passengers per day to 5,000 passengers per month as a result of the pandemic. Leon Guerrero said the airport is dealing with a $30 million shortfall for 2020 and nothing is certain for 2021. Leon Guerrero said the airport authority reduced its costs by 20% while installing the infrastructure and safety requirements that travelers will need in 2021. "The path toward economic recovery travels through the GIAA's runways and walkways, and I urge the Legislature to act favorably on Bill 429-35," said Leon Guerrero, in a letter to the speaker.