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[–]jamesK_3rd 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

JFK services roughly 2 million passengers a month. 2019 saw over 20 million passengers. Does that effectively shut down the airports as well?

https://www.panynj.gov/airports/en/statistics-general-info.html

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It's still open according to their website: https://www.airport-jfk.com/FAA.php

So I guess the answer is no. I couldn't find anything googling it either

[–]jamesK_3rd 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I don't know what to make of it. Il

I understand when a company like Disney wants to take it's own precautions by closing Disneyworld for example.

But i don't understand when the state or feds say yeh this is dangerous, no groups of over 500 ppl, so we cancel anything you enjoy. The virus supposedly lives for a week on hard surfaces & you've got 2 million people swinging through JFK alone this month, but mum's the word.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah there are a lot of inconsistencies right now. I think airports will begin to close.

The US is exactly 11 days behind Italy in the infection cycle: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/fhykic/oc_this_chart_comparing_infection_rates_between/

Italy is closing airports today. So I predict US will start to see airport closures around 11 days from now, on the 24th.

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-03-12/rome-airports-announce-shutdowns-as-italy-becomes-coronavirus-pariah

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)