ORLANDO, Fla. – As Florida reports 347 cases of a more contagious strain of COVID-19, talks have increased about a new requirement to board a flight.
There is talk passengers may have to show a negative result from a COVID-19 test. Orlando International Airport CEO Phil Brown said that he didn’t think the extra tests would be a good way to spend county resources. [TRENDING: Your funniest Valentine’s Day stories | Big snake: 16-foot python caught in Fla. | Video: Mom tackles accused peeper] The Associated Press reported on Friday, the leaders of five major U.S.
airlines spoke on a conference call with the White House COVID-19 coordinator, Jeff Zients. Passenger Brittany Barnes was boarding a flight from Orlando back home to Chicago on Friday