Europe Travel Ban Expanded To Include UK & Ireland

Updated: June 29, 2021

Published: March 14, 2020

Several days ago President Trump announced a new travel ban for Europe. With this, non-Americans who have been in the Schengen area of Europe in the past 14 days can’t enter the US. Well, this is now being extended.

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Europe travel ban extended to UK & Ireland

As of midnight ET on Monday, the current Europe travel ban will be expanded to include the UK and Ireland. This means that non-Americans who have been to the Schengen area, or to the UK and Ireland, in the past 14 days, won’t be allowed to enter the US.

See this post for any question you may have about the technicalities, because there are quite a few details to be aware of.

What does this mean for airlines?

Airlines continue to be allowed to operate flights to & from Europe, but expect huge schedule reductions, since only Americans will be allowed to take those flights (and we could see reciprocity, so it’s possible no one will be able to take the flights).

Airlines have handled this in various ways. For example, Delta has announced they’re cutting all flights to continental Europe, while American and United are maintaining some flights to Europe.

Aid coming for the airline & cruise industry

It has also been announced that we can expect some aid for both the airline and cruise industry in the coming days. The government has already hinted at what aid could look like for airlines, as we may see airlines be allowed to keep the federal excise tax and/or passenger facility charge for some amount of time.

Domestic travel restrictions may be next

Given that some parts of the US are experiencing more cases of coronavirus than others, it’s also possible that domestic travel restrictions could be added, similar to the current international ones.

Trump was asked whether the ban could be expanded to certain domestic flights, and he said that they are working on that, and that they are considering adding restrictions on flights within the US as well. California and Washington have been thrown out as possibilities.

Bottom line

Ugh…

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Jimmy Guest

March 15, 2020, 11:09 pm

Pete, No but not sure the admin listens to DR Fauci. But given trump's history of promoting his properties, making Pence and the military stay at his properties, charging security excess amounts, staying while commuting to France for DDay celebrations etc it is not out of the question to wonder about his motives. The man visits his properties on avg every 3-4 days a year and charges secret service others food, bev, golf cart, accommodation etc to the tube of millions. Maybe there isn't anything to it but with his history I can understand the suspicion sadly.

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2PAXfly Gold

March 15, 2020, 2:29 am

. . . plus a Qantas crew member flying but not on duty has been diagnosed. Story here: https://www.2paxfly.com/2020/03/15/covid-19-self-isolate-for-visitors-to-australia-from-midnight-15-march-2020-qantas-crew-member-with-covid-19/

March 15, 2020, 2:28 am

. . . and Australia has just enacted 14 day self-isolation for all incoming passengers as of midnight Sunday 15 AEST.

EL Member

March 15, 2020, 2:26 am

Essentially, the only Airlines which can operate from USA to Europe with the right to carry nationals from the both side: AEROFLOT

Paolo Diamond

March 15, 2020, 1:45 am

Add Australia to this list, effectively, as the Australian government has announced that all international arrivals ( including citizens) will be required to self-isolate for 14 days, effective midnight tonight ( 7 hours from now). This effectively closes the border to visitors, similar to what NZ did yesterday. I would anticipate that airline schedules will be severely affected in the next few days/weeks.