Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley announced a rollback in fan restrictions today for large stadium events. Unfortunately, it is not the news that some, to include myself, were expecting.
It appears that fans will have to wait even longer to see their beloved Flyers in action. The city of Philadelphia has announced indoor capacities at 500 person’s to include staff and personnel. Unfortunately, it would take more than 500 employees to accommodate fans back in the building, per Valerie Camillo, President of Business Operations for the Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center.
In response to today’s news, the Wells Fargo Center released the following statement:
“We’re working day and night to ensure we can safely welcome fans back to Wells Fargo Center as soon as possible, and we’re encouraged by the city’s announcement today to align with the state’s permitted capacities. Welcoming fans back to Wells Fargo Center would require more than 500 employees in the arena, so we’re not able to do that with our capacity limited to only 500 people, but we are in direct communication with city and state officials to determine when we can further increase our capacity and welcome fans back to the arena.”
Some fans throughout the NHL have been able to return in attendance to see their favorite teams play live, and there have been no indications of major Covid outbreaks from fans in attendance.
While this is a step in the right direction for both the City of Philadelphia and the Flyers to make some much needed revenue sustained from the global pandemic this season. Unfortunately, season ticket holders will still have to wait to see their beloved Flyers in action.
Flyers fans are passionate, and most are chomping at the bit to get a taste of some live action. They would do anything in their power to attend a practice or a game for that matter. Hopefully the worst is behind us with the Coronavirus, and everyone can get back to living their normal lives here sooner rather than later. Overall, the safety and health of everyone involved is the most important thing.
