Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport braces for 'most severe shock'

No one is walking through the terminals, the baggage carousel is empty, and the lines at the gates are minimal compared to a typical day at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

No one is walking through the terminals, the baggage carousel is empty, and the lines at the gates are nonexistent compared to a typical day at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. With many practicing social distancing and limiting travel amid coronavirus, passenger traffic is down 85% compared to just a couple weeks ago.

L. William Seidman Research Institute is cited in this story published March 27, 2020, on KJZZ:

In 2019, Sky Harbor reported a record 46.3 million passengers. In February 2020, Bennett said traffic was 6.4% higher than February 2019. A 2017 report by Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business found Sky Harbor’s total economic impact was more than $38 billion per year.