Former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza predicts there will be a decline in business travel and airlines will have to rely more on leisure travel for revenue.
Commodity group Airlines for America is asking the Trump administration to lift certain access restrictions on international travelers, while advocating for measures that require more passengers to take a COVID-19 test before boarding a flight.
The group, which represents most of the largest U.S. airlines, said in a letter to Vice President Mike Pence that travel restrictions should be removed and replaced by a global testing program, which provides another layer of travel safety ‘will offer.
“We believe that a well-planned program aimed at increasing testing of travelers to the United States will advance these goals in a much more effective way than current travel restrictions,” the group writes.
A proposal for disease control and prevention centers requires international travelers to take a negative test before entering the US
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Currently, the US restricts access among passengers from Europe, the United Kingdom and Brazil, which are the three countries that Airlines mention in America in their plea.
After a new variant of the virus was discovered in Britain, US travelers entering the country were asked to show a negative test result before flying.
Several airlines offer coronavirus tests to make passengers feel safer aboard a flight. Some destinations require travelers to go for a test – otherwise they must be quarantined on arrival.
Airlines are one of the major industries devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, which has significantly reduced travel.
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