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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – One year after COVID-19 concerns caused the largest monthly decline in airline passenger demand in history, North Dakota’s airports continue their work to recover from the impacts of the pandemic. The state’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 62,163 airline passenger boardings during the recent month of April. This is a significant increase from the 4,964 passengers experienced during April of 2020 when the aviation industry experienced an astounding 95% decline in passengers due to the initial COVID-19 mitigations being put into pla...

"We came. We saw. We concurred." -- Sen. Ray Holmberg, R-Grand Forks, on the House and Senate avoiding a conference committee on the higher education budget. q     q     q “If you wonder why voters are angry, just take a look at this.” -- Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck, criticizing a since-defeated proposal to give state backing to an amusement park in Jamestown. q     q     q “I am satisfied that we have addressed a problem that has existed for 12 years.” -- MHA Nation Chairman Mark Fox, after the Legislature approved a new tax-sharing formula for oi...

ND Airports Experience Surge in Demand during Month of March Devils Lake Journal During a month that marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic started to severely impact air travel; North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 72,504 airline passenger boardings. This is an increase of almost 22,000 passengers from the previous month of February as Spring travel in North Dakota begins to take off. This month experienced the highest level of passenger traffic that North Dakota has seen since the Covid-19 pandemic began; however, these passenger counts are still approxim...

KVRR Local News April 14, 2021 Starting October 1 all American travelers must be REAL ID compliant to board domestic flights. This has been in the works since 2005 in response to the September 11th attacks. To apply for a Real ID at the DMV you will need a birth certificate or citizenship card, Social Security card and a proof of residency. “We don’t want people after October 1st going to an airport using a regular driver’s license to try to get on an aircraft because that could cause all sorts of issues if you have a lot of people with the wrong sort of identification after that date,�...

By Doug Barrett Mar 15, 2021 8:15 AM The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission says airline passenger boardings in February were the best they have been since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Commission executive director Kyle Wanner says passenger counts are still about 50 percent below pre-pandemic levels. The February numbers were 51,240.  Still, Wanner says the numbers are looking better. Wanner says February’s numbers were actually better than December – and December is normally a big travel month. A total of 4,449 passengers passed through the gates of the Grand Forks Airport las...