American, Delta and United cap Europe-US fares as Trump travel ban sparks demand surge.
on Thursday said they were capping fares on several U.S.-bound routes from much of Europe as travelers race to get home due to President Donald Trump's new travel ban aimed at combating the spread of the coronavirus.
The new rules, which take effect Friday, just before midnight, don't ban flights outright but rather prohibit foreigners who have been in Europe in the last two weeks from entering the country. The ban applies to the 26 countries in the so-called Schengen Area of Europe, which does not include the U.K. and Ireland. Italy has been the hardest-hit by the coronavirus outside of China, promptingThe chaos sparked a rush for flights back to the U.S.
Trump in his address called the coronavirus, which has been detected in several major U.S. cities already, "foreign," and blamed inaction by Europeans to stem its spread.
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