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> This ban applies to all air travel from the selected originating countries, regardless of airline. True, but I believe there are no US airlines that fly dire
by acjacobson 10y ago
> This ban applies to all air travel from the selected originating countries, regardless of airline.
True, but I believe there are no US airlines that fly directly to or from those airports so they are unaffected by the ban. They'll stand to benefit from passengers using alternative routes that connect through Europe where many US airlines do fly.
- function_seven 10y agoYeah, that makes sense. But it seems like a terrorist would also use that route, no? Either the ban is smart enough to include routes that connect through Europe, or it’s pretty much useless.
- the_mitsuhiko 10y agoThis has absolutely nothing to do with security. Trying to retrofit security considerations into that is just a waste of time. The US wanted to attack those state subsidies for a long time and I suppose with Trump they found the right vehicle.
- _up 10y agoWasn't Clinton planing the same thing via "Climate Change Certificates" for Airlines.