The Trump administration may soon have the Transportation Security Administration check airline passengers' temperatures at a dozen or so airports as early as next week, according to a report by MattRyanPerez
The Trump administration may soon have the Transportation Security Administration check airline passengers' temperatures at a dozen or so airports as early as next week, according to a report from theA passenger removes his mask as he has his ID checked by a Transportation Security Administration employee in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on May 12, 2020.
- The airline industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of people flying having decreased by more than 90 percent since the beginning of March. reports that an initial rollout would have a budget of less than $20 million, with the hope that scanning for temperatures will help reassure Americans about traveling and boost the battered economy.reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Homeland Security officials say discussions are ongoing and no decision has been made, particularly as the agency must answer how to enforce such a rule and what would be done if someone with a high temperature is identified. The plan may fall outside the jurisdiction of the TSA as well, with a former DHS official who spoke withquestioning the agency’s legal authority to turn back travelers running a fever, saying,"It's definitely not in the core mission of the TSA to be in the temperature check business or the healthcare business." Another concern: coronavirus carriers could be asymptomatic while other travelers could be prevented from traveling who have less dangerous illnesses, like a cold.Demand for travel during the pandemic has plummeted and U.S. airlines have cut their flying by 80% to 90% and parked the majority of their planes as they seek to reduce their losses. Somein government payroll support from the CARES Act is tiding them over in the short term, but mass layoffs are expected in October after restrictions from the government aid expire. There are 4,534,673 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the world, with many countries putting flight and border restrictions in place amid the pandemic.U.S. airlines are asking travelers to wear facemasks, but not all are enforcing it. JetBlue Airways' will flatly deny customers from boarding. American Airlines sits in the middle, saying customers may be denied boarding for not wearing a mask. Southwest Airlines told its staff in a memo not to deny boarding solely due to a refusal to wear a mask, according to
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