Despite pandemic, traffic increases at some airports in Illinois – Center Square

Zach Oakley, deputy director of operations for the Chicago Rockford Intentional Airport, said numbers were up 30 percent compared to the same time period last year: “UPS and Amazon are both seeing increased volumes related to the COVID situation. Then with the need to move medical supplies, we're seeing some more charters as well as some charters for some GM model parts to keep assembly lines going.”