Airlines are urging the Biden administration to remove pre-departure COVID-19 rules for vaccinated passengers from overseas
A group of 29 major airlines and industry participants are urging the Biden administration to remove pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements for vaccinated travelers to the US.addressed to White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients that the recovery of travel and aviation is dependent on the US government taking steps toward removing restrictions"that are no longer justified by current circumstances.
"Doing so is justified by the pervasiveness of COVID cases in all 50 states, increased immunity and higher vaccination rates as well as new treatments," said the coalition, which includes the US Chamber of Commerce, the International Air Transport Association, the Aerospace Industries Association, the US Travel Association, and the trade association Airlines for America, which represents major airlines like American Airlines, Delta and United.
"Surveys of air passengers indicate that pre-departure testing is a leading factor in the decision not to travel internationally," the group said in the letter."People simply are unwilling to take the chance that they will be unable to return to the US at the end of their business trip or vacation."