U.S. Imposes Ebola Travel Restrictions

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The U.S. has imposed travel restrictions on passengers arriving from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, requiring them to enter the country through five airports set up with screening facilities for those who might have Ebola. “We are working closely with the airlines to implement these restrictions with minimal travel disruption,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement. “If not already handled by the airlines, the few impacted travelers should contact the airlines for rebooking, as needed.” Although Johnson specifically mentions airlines in his statement, the restrictions presumably apply to private aircraft. The development is likely to come up at a forum on Ebola and business aviation at NBAA in Orlando and AVweb will be covering that forum.

The designated airports, JFK, Newark, Dulles, Atlanta and O’Hare, already admit 94 percent of travelers from those countries and there are no direct, non-stop flights from those countries. Only about 150 people a day arrive in the U.S. from those countries and less than 10 land in airports other than the designated five. At those airports, passengers coming from those countries will have their temperatures checked, as fever is an early symptom of Ebola.

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