{"id":30849,"date":"2021-02-03T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T17:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=30849"},"modified":"2021-01-14T14:54:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T19:54:42","slug":"covid-for-the-rich-at-super-bowl-lv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/03\/covid-for-the-rich-at-super-bowl-lv\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID for the rich at Super Bowl LV?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Super_Bowl_LV\">Super Bowl<\/a> promises to be as jammed as ever. I recently received an email offering tickets starting at $5,500 per seat. (I explained this concept to the kids, noting that it would cost as much for our family to attend than to purchase a nice new car. The 5-year-old almost never is exposed to broadcast television, but still managed to respond &#8220;We could watch it on TV for free.&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isn&#8217;t there a risk of COVID spreading in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raymond_James_Stadium\">the stadium<\/a>, which holds between 65,618 and 75,000?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looks as though climate change activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/jan\/09\/bill-gates-joins-blackstone-in-bid-to-buy-british-private-jet-firm\">Bill Gates&#8217;s investment in Signature Flight Support<\/a> (supplier of jet fuel for the world&#8217;s Gulfstream owners) will be secure. Even this year, the expectation is for half of the world&#8217;s private jets to converge on a few airports. Email from the FAA&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reservation program to facilitate ground services at the following Tampa Bay area airports will be in effect Feb. 3 \u2013 9, 2021. Pilots should contact the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at their airport to obtain reservations and additional information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tampa International Airport (TPA)<\/li><li>Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)<\/li><li>Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL)<\/li><li>St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special air traffic procedures to minimize air traffic delays and enhance safety will be in effect for the following airports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tampa International Airport (TPA)<\/li><li>St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE)<\/li><li>Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL)<\/li><li>Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)<\/li><li>Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport (BKV)<\/li><li>Tampa Executive Airport (VDF)<\/li><li>Clearwater Airpark (CLW)<\/li><li>Pilot Country Airport (X05)<\/li><li>Albert Whitted Airport (SPG)<\/li><li>Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH)<\/li><li>Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF)<\/li><li>Tampa North Aero Park (X39)<\/li><li>Plant City Airport (PCM)<\/li><li>Bartow Executive Airport (BOW)<\/li><li>Winter Haven Regional Airport (GIF)<\/li><li>South Lakeland Airport (X49)<\/li><li>Venice Municipal Airport (VNC)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/jan\/09\/bill-gates-joins-blackstone-in-bid-to-buy-british-private-jet-firm\">&#8220;Bill Gates joins Blackstone in bid to buy British private jet services firm&#8221;<\/a> (<em>Guardian<\/em>): &#8220;Bill Gates has joined a \u00a33bn bidding war to buy the world\u2019s largest private jet services company just as he prepares to publish his new book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Super Bowl promises to be as jammed as ever. I recently received an email offering tickets starting at $5,500 per seat. 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