FAA considering closing RIC’s air traffic control tower during overnight hours; a mission of HOPE
Henrico Newsflash – Nov. 24, 2021
FAA considering closing RIC’s air traffic control tower during overnight hours
Federal Aviation Administration officials are contemplating closing the air traffic control tower at Richmond International Airport during the overnight hours of midnight to 5 a.m., but airport and airline officials – and Virginia’s two U.S. Senators – are urging them to reconsider.
The plan seemingly would be designed in part as a cost-savings measure by the FAA (triggered by low operations numbers during those five hours, according to RIC spokesman Troy Bell) but could have a number of possible negative repercussions for the airport.
A mission of HOPE
Ollie Harvey started giving back to the community 30 years ago, when she was a single mother living in Richmond’s Fairfield Court public housing. Her desire to help others later blossomed into the nonprofit HOPE organization.
HOPE stands for Help Our People Eat. The organization operates a food bank, job-search program, clothes and school supplies drives for children, a water bottle brand and organizes hotel stays for the homeless.
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