IATA calls for governments to support airlines following US travel restrictions

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called governments to respond promptly to the financial frailty of airlines in a response to the US government’s banning of large parts of Europe from flying to the US for 30 days. On Wednesday President Trump issued an order that all non-US citizens, and individuals who are not legal permanent residents of the US, who have been in the Schengen Area in the past 14 days were from entry into the United States for the next 30 days. “These are extraordinary times and governments are taking unprecedented measures. Safety—including public health—is always a