Port Authority Expects Drastic Decrease in Holiday Travel :

By
Angi Gonzalez
New York City
PUBLISHED 9:48 PM ET Dec. 23, 2020
PUBLISHED 9:48 PM EST Dec. 23, 2020
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Inside Terminal B at LaGuardia airport on Wednesday evening, the day before Christmas Eve, the departures area was quiet.
This year, the crowds could be found in the terminal’s parking lot where a makeshift COVID-19 testing center has been operating.
What You Need To Know
On Tuesday, the Port Authority issued a projection for the holiday travel season and estimated that the number of airline passengers traveling through its airports between December 21 and January 4th, 2021 would drop nearly 72% compared to the same time period in 2019-2020