US airlines safe from the European travel ban but the longer term outlook is riskier say analysts

US carriers should be able to navigate the US restriction on travel from Europe, but ratings will come under pressure and the spectre of a big name carrier defaulting on debt repayments, or even going insolvent, is now a genuine risk say analysts. The announcement by US President Trump of a 30-day ban on EU travel starting on the March poses significant downside risk for US carrier says analysts, with Cowen’s Helane Becker saying that currently 11% of American Airline’s 2019 passenger revenue came from transatlantic travel, with the figure rising to 15% for Delta and 17% for United. Following