US awards airports $10 billion in grants amid travel falloff

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The US Transportation Department has awarded nearly $10 billion to US airports struggling with a massive falloff in travel demand because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The awards include $377 million for Chicago's two major airports, $338m for Atlanta, $323m for Los Angeles, $299m for Dallas-Fort Worth, $295m for New York's two major airports, $255m for San Francisco, $206m for Miami, $147m for Newark, New Jersey; $143m for Washington-Dulles and $142m for Detroit.

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