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American Airlines To Begin Booking Flights To Capacity Wednesday
Howard Monroe reports.
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THEY MIGHT ALSO BE PROTECTIVE.JESSICA.ALL RIGHT, STEPHANIE, THANKYOU.NOW THAT LOCKDOWNS AREGRADUALLY LIFTING MORE PEOPLEARE TAKING OFF FOR VACATIONSBUT HOW DO THEY DO IT SAFELY?"EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO JOINS US WITHTHAT.HE'S AT PHILADELPHIAINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.SO IS IT SAFE, MATT?Reporter: WELL, HEALTHOFFICIALS TELL US IT IS SAFETO FLY TO GO ON VACATION ANDTO HAVE FUN BUT THEY STILLWANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WE ARE INTHE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.SO TAKE A LOOK INSIDEPHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONALAIRPORT.THAT'S WHERE ON THE FLOOR WEFOUND STICKERS REMINDINGPEOPLE TO PLEASE PHYSICALLYDISTANCE.AT THE T.S.A.
CHECKPOINT ABARRIER SEPARATES THE AGENTWITH A TRAVELER.EVERYONE WEARS A MASK ANDFRONTIER AIRLINES USES ATOUCHLESS THERMOMETER TO CHECKFLYERS TEMPERATURES.STILL NEARLY HALF OF STATESARE SEEING AN INCREASE OFCOVID CASES LIKE FLORIDA ANDTEXAS.BUT TRAVELERS GOING THERE TELLUS THEY'RE NOT TOO WORRIED.WE'RE GOING FORT MYERS FORA LITTLE FAMILY VACATION.MY MOM LIVES DOWN THERE, SOWE'LL BE STAYING WITH HER.Reporter: DO YOU HAVE ANYCONCERNS?I HEARD THE WEST COASTISN'T BAD SO NO, I DO WORK INTHE HOSPITAL, TOO, SO IT'S --THIS IS EASY COMPARED TO THAT.HEADED BACK TO DALLAS.CAME UP HERE TO SEE MYBROTHER-IN-LAW STATIONED INNEW JERSEY.A LOT LESS PEOPLE TRAVELING AMEVEN PEOPLE OUTSIDE WEARINGMASKS PEOPLE IN THEIR CARSWEARING MASKS.THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM WHEREWE'RE AT.THINGS HAVE GONE BACK TONORMAL LIFE WHEREAS HERETHREE, FOUR MONTHS LATER ANDPEOPLE ARE STILL ACTING HOW ITWAS LIKE BACK IN MARCH WHEREWE LIVE.Reporter: AND SO ONEREASON THE HEALTH OFFICIALTELLS US TRAVELERS MIGHT NOTBE SO THAT CONCERNED WITHCONTRACTING COVID IS BECAUSEOF SOMETHING CALLED PANDEMICFATIGUE.WE HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UPON "EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT 6:00
Howard Monroe reports.
The Newark teen was traveling with his parents and says he did not know the gun was in his bag.