Trump considering some domestic air travel restrictions

President Donald Trump stated Wednesday he’s “definitely taking a look at” probably proscribing air journey between some U.S. cities, particularly those with vital numbers of coronavirus instances, but conceded that might create yet more ache for the already-hobbled airline sector.

The thought of probably shutting down domestic air journey in an effort to curb the virus' unfold has repeatedly popped up over the previous few weeks but by no means come to fruition, even as the U.S. has restricted worldwide air travel.

“It is a very, very tough determination,” Trump stated Wednesday night at a press briefing. “We're occupied with scorching spots where you go from spot to spot — both scorching. We'll let you realize pretty quickly.”

Asked throughout the identical briefing if he was considering a broader ban or extra focused restrictions, Trump stated: “We're taking a look at the entire thing,” and instructed the administration would supply suggestions soon.

Trump’s comments come after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), an in depth Trump ally, tweeted late Tuesday that it's “time to think about limiting or banning home and international air journey for subsequent 30 days.”

Several governors have developed their very own journey restrictions, together with in Florida, Maryland, South Carolina and Texas, which have stated that anyone coming in from New York, New Jersey or Connecticut must self-quarantine for 14 days.

And the CDC last weekend issued a travel advisory urging residents of those three states to chorus from nonessential journey.

Air travel is down dramatically in the previous few weeks, with the TSA recording fewer than 200,000 vacationers passing via its checkpoints per day this week, compared to greater than 2 million at the identical time last yr. On Tuesday, it reported screening just 146,348 vacationers, a ten-year low.

Rail travel can also be severely limited, with Amtrak reporting report cancelations and low bookings, which has pressured reductions on lots of its routes. Trump stated he was considering “comparable” restrictions on railroads between virus scorching spots.

“We have now trains going forwards and backwards, individuals do not consider trains but we do a variety of transportation business,” Trump stated at the briefing.

“Once you begin closing up whole transportation techniques and opening them up, that's a very robust thing to do,” he stated.

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