Partly sunny skies ahead for busy Allegiant Air hub

Low-cost fares and the allure of beaches have eased the COVID-19 pain for St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport.


  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. September 25, 2020
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Courtesy. St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport recently upgraded its terminal and gate lounges with new concessions and free Wi-Fi.
Courtesy. St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport recently upgraded its terminal and gate lounges with new concessions and free Wi-Fi.
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Airlines for America, a lobbying group for the pandemic-ravaged U.S. airline industry, predicts air travel in the United States won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2024. 

Yet it’s not all doom and gloom for airports. Consider St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, commonly referred to as PIE, its airport code. The airport saw a 12.1% increase in passenger traffic, year-to-date, over Labor Day weekend. 

 

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