US Supreme Court upholds travel ban
The US Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 vote June 26, upheld US president Donald Trump’s Sept 2017 directive temporarily banning nationals from 7 countries from traveling to the US. The ban, justified on national security grounds, restricts most forms of travel to the US for nationals from Libya, Yemen, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and North Korea. The court's ruling could pose a headache for US airlines, which depend heavily on international tourism, argued Teal Group VP of analysis Richard Aboulafia. An A4A spokesperson said the directive has not caused any operational impact among the major commercial carriers as it pertains to the visa issuance process. The A4A spokesperson clarified that none of the major US airlines serve any of the 7 countries listed in the directive. <br/>
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US Supreme Court upholds travel ban
The US Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 vote June 26, upheld US president Donald Trump’s Sept 2017 directive temporarily banning nationals from 7 countries from traveling to the US. The ban, justified on national security grounds, restricts most forms of travel to the US for nationals from Libya, Yemen, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and North Korea. The court's ruling could pose a headache for US airlines, which depend heavily on international tourism, argued Teal Group VP of analysis Richard Aboulafia. An A4A spokesperson said the directive has not caused any operational impact among the major commercial carriers as it pertains to the visa issuance process. The A4A spokesperson clarified that none of the major US airlines serve any of the 7 countries listed in the directive. <br/>
