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Coronavirus: SFO Awarded $254.7 Million In Relief Funds

188 airports across the nation received awards.

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Passenger traffic has all but ground to a halt because of coronavirus restrictions. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Federal transportation officials announced Tuesday they were sending more than $380 million in COVID-19 relief money to 13 large and small airports located throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao said those funds were part of the FAA’s $1.08 billion relief package to 188 airports in California to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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