Evacuees arrive in San Antonio, second plane was expected
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A charter flight from Oakland International Airport carrying passengers evacuated from the Grand Princess cruise ship arrives at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The passengers will be housed on base during a federally mandated 14-day quarantine because they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.
A charter flight from Oakland International Airport carrying passengers evacuated from the Grand Princess cruise ship arrives at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The passengers will
Photo: Bob Owen /Staff Photographer
A charter flight from Oakland International Airport carrying passengers evacuated from the Grand Princess cruise ship arrives at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The passengers will be housed on base during a federally mandated 14-day quarantine because they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.
A charter flight from Oakland International Airport carrying passengers evacuated from the Grand Princess cruise ship arrives at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The passengers will
Photo: Bob Owen /Staff Photographer
Nearly 100 cruise ship passengers arrived Tuesday night for quarantine at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, and a second planeload was expected, possibly bringing the total to as many as 380 evacuees — a number far larger than state and local officials initially expected.
Besides the influx of another wave of evacuees, Lackland is about to undergo another jolt: The Air Force is suspending family gatherings at its weekly basic military graduation exercises until further notice to lower the risk of coronavirus transmission.
