Presidential go to closes airspace at Charlottesville airport, raises journey considerations

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – The arrival of President Donald Trump in Charlottesville led to non permanent airspace closures across the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport — elevating considerations for some vacationers about attainable disruptions.

Flights have been coming and going all through the day with out main points, even because the president arrived within the space.

Still, some vacationers have been watching intently.

“I’ve called the airline and they said this is what’s scheduled,” mentioned Karen Fink, who was set to fly from Charlottesville to New York. “I asked them what happens when a president comes to an airport.”

Fink mentioned whereas her flight remained on schedule, she observed an elevated safety presence on the airport.

“There are people here who are government related — you can tell that there are Secret Service people around,” she mentioned.

Not everybody passing by the airport was conscious of the presidential go to forward of time.

Delivery driver Jeffrey Robinson mentioned he makes stops on the airport each day and initially had no thought in regards to the added exercise.

“What time he coming here? What? The president coming here?” Robinson mentioned after studying in regards to the go to.

For these with journey plans, the priority remained the identical — whether or not flights can be affected.

“We all know from before, things shut down when a president comes to town,” Fink mentioned.

As of earlier within the day, no main delays have been reported on the airport. However, with airspace restrictions now in place, vacationers have been persevering with to watch their flights for any adjustments.

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