American travel industry, airlines urge end to Covid-19 testing to enter US

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WASHINGTON - Major US airlines, business and travel groups and other companies urged the White House on Thursday to abandon Covid-19 pre-departure testing requirements for vaccinated international p

assengers travelling to the United States.

Airline executives say many Americans are not travelling internationally because of concerns that they will test positive and be stranded abroad. The letter noted that many foreign governments"with similar infection, vaccination and hospitalisation rates - including Britain, Germany, and Canada - have eliminated pre-departure testing requirements for vaccinated travellers".

and the Biden administration quickly stopped enforcing the rules on airplanes and in transit hubs such as airports.

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