By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A bunch r
By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A bunch representing main U.S. airways on Monday backed a proposal by public well being officers to implement a world testing program requiring unfavourable exams earlier than most worldwide air passengers return to the US, based on a letter seen by Reuters.
Airways for America, a bunch that represents American Airways AAL.O, United Airways UAL.O, Delta Air Traces DAL.N and different main carriers additionally urged the Trump administration in a letter to Vice President Mike Pence “to maneuver forward with suggestions to rescind present entry restrictions on vacationers from Europe, the UK and Brazil as quickly as attainable. These entry restrictions must be eliminated concurrently with the testing program.”
In November, Reuters reported that the White Home was contemplating rescinding restrictions that ban most non U.S. residents from touring to the US from the 26 members of the Schengen space that enable journey throughout open borders, the UK, Eire and Brazil.
“We consider a well-planned program targeted on growing testing of vacationers to the US will additional these aims in a way more efficient means than the blanket journey restrictions at the moment in place,” the airways’ letter mentioned.
Airways assist a Facilities Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) proposal to implement “a world program to require testing for vacationers to the US,” the letter added.
A senior administration official mentioned the CDC proposal to increase worldwide testing necessities faces vital opposition from individuals at senior ranges of the administration, together with in Pence’s workplace.
The CDC on Dec. 28 started requiring all airline passengers arriving from Britain – together with U.S. residents – to check unfavourable for COVID-19 inside 72 hours of departure.
Airways are in search of at the very least 14 days earlier than new necessities take impact and “consideration of insufficient testing and outcomes availability in particular nations fairly than a blanket worldwide requirement can also be wanted,” the letter mentioned.
(Reporting by David Shepardson Modifying by Chris Reese and Nick Zieminski)
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