Update: The Department of Homeland Security is now clarifying that the ban is not on all flights and travel from Europe as President Trump announced, but rather it will be applied for 30 days starting on Friday at 11:59pm to foreign nationals who have been in Schengen area European countries at any point during the 14 days prior to their scheduled arrival to the United States. These countries are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
US permanent residents, citizens, and immediate family members of U.S. citizens are exempt, though they may be screened and tested for Coronavirus.
Even though there are no flight bans, I’d expect many flights between the US and Schengen area European countries to be reduced and/or cancelled for at least the next 30 days.
The White House has also clarified that while Coronavirus testing will be free, contrary to what was announced in the speech, Coronavirus treatment will not be free. Additionally there will be no new restrictions on imported goods and cargo from Europe.
The action @POTUS is taking to deny entry to foreign nationals who have been in coronavirus-affected areas will keep Americans safe & save lives. These are not easy decisions but they are required. I will issue guidance within 48 hours outlining details.https://t.co/KYXE7JKswC pic.twitter.com/zgi6r5FoZq
— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) March 12, 2020
President Trump just announced that the US will end all flights from Europe, excluding the UK, for 30 days. The flight ban goes into effect on Friday at midnight and there will be limited exceptions for Americans who have been properly screened and tested to fly home.
He also announced that all health insurers will waive co-pays and deductibles on coronavirus care.
Other financial measures are being undertaken to prop up the economy.
Trump blamed Europe for failing to stop flights to China early enough and for the US getting Coronavirus from Europe.
I guess the question is, is it too late to actually stop coronavirus from spreading in the US? Will this be able to slow its spread?
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What about Israel?
Not part of Europe, right?
My son is flying home on Tuesday
Israel is not part of Europe, but this affect people flying to Israel via Europe.
There’s other cheap options to fly from Israel to the US???
It’s destroying my plan to fly for pesach
Emerites
Through Russia
Moscow is in Europe but you’re prob right that Trump will just ban the EU countries.
Moscow isn’t in Europe. It’s Asia. Russia doesn’t fall in Europe
Moscow is in Europe!!! Check your Geo !
Russian Federation is EurAsia, not just asia nor europe. Not a part of Schengen block. But they do have about 30 cases in Moscow. Trust me, Im russian
Russia has cancelled many flights to the US, even tho the ban isnt on Russia
Check Royal Jordanian. But you will be in 14 day self courantin in Israel
Israel is no EU it’s Asia
Middle east not Asia
Middle East is a Region, not a Continent. So in this context, Israel is from Asia. 🙂
Your knowledge in geography is just breathtaking!
What does this mean for Israel?
Israel is not part of Europe, but this affects people flying to Israel via Europe.
Does Trump get an HT?
I don’t think so, he wears a cap
Is Turkey considered Europe !
TBD.
So far is only Europe countries that are in Schengen so not Turkey, Russia,…
Thank you! That actually makes sense to first limit entry from those EU countries that have limited or no control of their border access from other Schengen countries. I could see why those countries would present a higher risk.
Yes some places its South érsz europe
If you fly from Europe through the U.K. what happens?
Try it and let us all know
I have a pesach program in Europe and my flight has a stopover in London
Take a boat?
Will the programs get cancelled?
You ‘ve been in Italy? Forget it. There are no flights from and to Italy. You have stayed in a Schengen, unless you have yourself tested, but the incubation time is 6 days..
That should be ok. UK is no Schengen, never has been. The problem with the Schengen countries is that there are no borders anymore and therefore no control, then you get problems with diseases, illegal migrants, smuglers etc..
totally agree
Just like there are no borders between our states.
You are originating from Germany or any other European country..the US will not let you in!
Plus Trump announced that GB will be incl in the Ban.
Does this include Israel?
Israel is not part of Europe, but this affects people flying to Israel via Europe.
So Israel to usa flights still on? Or this includes Israel?
Israel is not part of Europe, but this affects people flying to Israel via Europe.
Israel included?
Best president ever.
I thought he said flights coming into America. I didn’t hear about departures
So the planes will magically appear and just keep flying people from the US to Europe without flying back to the US?
Maybe the planes will fly people from the US to Europe, and then Europe to Turkey, and then Turkey to the US.
Sounds like you work for one of those airlines
Tom, what kind of story is this? Once you have been to Schengen country you are not allowed to fly from anywhere in the world back to USA. Cause you might be carrier of covid-19
That’s a way of getting back to the US
Will this effect travel to israel for Pesach ?
Last I checked, Pesach is in under 30 days. So, yes, any flights through Europe.
Just check with your airline. You might get to Israel through Europe after all.
How about Turkey
Currently Fleishigs
my sons are scheduled to come back from israel next week sunday with aeroflot via moscow and monday with ukraine air over ukraine. what are our choices at this point? how do we get them a health pass?
If the flights are running they’ll make it home. If they aren’t they won’t. What’s the big deal? If they are away all year by themselves they can manage being away for yom tov. Too early to predict whether their flights will fly.
IMHO, if the kids are there to learn what is sillier than going out of the Kedusha of EY and going down for the Regel.
Asanine. But that’s about what can be expected from him. The virus is already in this country. And there is nothing stopping someone from going to uk and then flying here. Completely illogical.
The need more widespread testing to help isolate those infected
A friend is planning a trip to London with a couple days in Paris via Eurostar. Are they going to let her back in the country?
TBD.
forget it. is very bad plan
Take a flight with stop over in sao paulo
Do Brasil aircrafts have healing and decontaminating effects? If you have been in Schengen zone for last two weeks it doesn`t matter if you make stopovers all over the globe.
I heard banning flights from Europe. I did not hear anything about to Europe.
So the planes will magically appear and just keep flying people from the US to Europe without flying back to the US?
Empty planes back from Europe
Sounds profitable
The flights are not banning
I guess my plans to go to Austria and Cyprus next month are off. Hope United gives me my money back and don’t try to do just a travel credit!
Fly to Canada, then head south.
Does this include layovers in Moscow?
Same question – Turkey is half Europe half Asia
Turkey is not EU is not the same as geografical Continent Europe=No problem, as long you havent stayed in Schengen country before.
Flights FROM Europe
Ppl calm down everything will be good סאיז נאך פורים אין ירושלים
is Russia Europe?
Yes but it’s not EU so no problem. Is the same question as is Mexico America, yes its part of the continent, but it’s not USA
Is Turkey considered Asia or Europe?
Depends which part of the country 🙂
Asia.
I have a stopover in Ams on Wednesday am I still good or I need to rebook
Rebook.
Just called up and the wait time is more than 4 hours and they are having problems with rebook Dan what should I do
Rebook online
It Does not work online what should i do
Do you have a good number to call them with
call now and go to sleep for a couple of hrs..
Are flights from Turkey effected?
The UK is excluded from this travel ban.
That’s what the post says.
Some airlines just effectively went bankrupt
No they didn’t. Trump met with them yesterday in the white house.
Flew into London on Friday, am currently in Ireland scheduled to fly back from Dublin on Monday. Is there any info on if I could go to London and then back? Also, any chance that Ireland isn’t being included in Europe as a chunk of the UK is on Ireland? Finally, any info about how you can go about getting properly screened to get an exception?
It sounds like you should be fine if you go to London. It looks like a flight ban, which would be different from the travel ban associated with Wuhan–requiring US citizens to be quarantined if they were returning to the US and had visited Wuhan in the last 14 days. They haven’t said anything like “If you’ve been to the EU in the last 14 days” AFAIK. I would doubt there would be an exception for Ireland. The logic is that EU has free movement of people from, say, Italy/Spain/Germany to Ireland. We should know more tomorrow when Trump’s team can catch up with his mouth.
Nevermind, my mistake for taking the president at his word.
Does anyone have the details about “Americans who have been properly screened and tested to fly home”?
Is Russia, Ukraine or Poland part of Europe?
in my geography lessons only poland was
Info was taken from Siri!. Any comments/questions feel free to ask her!
Poland and Ukraine are part of Europe. Russia is in Asia
Poland and Ukraine are part of Europe. Russia is in asia
Learn the geography first. Russia is in both Europe and Asia. Moscow and saint Petersburg ARE in Europe.
Official Loshon from Homeland Security:
March 11, 2020 —
Today President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of most foreign nationals who have been in certain European countries at any point during the 14 days prior to their scheduled arrival to the United States. These countries, known as the Schengen Area, include: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. This does not apply to legal permanent residents, (generally) immediate family members of U.S. citizens, and other individuals who are identified in the proclamation.
https://www.dhs.gov/news-releases/press-releases
Does this include moscow or just countries part of the European union?
So does that mean all the air serbia flights are canceled? I booked for 3/30 to 4/05
They already cancelled 3/30 to TLV anyway as I wrote earlier…
Anyone arriving in Israel, national or foreign, will be subject to 14 day quarantine at least.
Does anyone have an idea why UK was excluded ?
Brexit separates them.
nyclhr is too profitable for us airlines?
The policy doesn’t make sense at all, but if I had to guess I’d say the reasoning has to do with the fact that all citizens of EU member states have the right to free movement between EU member states. The UK can ban people from Italy from entering the UK, because the UK is no longer bound by the EU’s rules. Austria cannot ban people from Italy from entering Austria, because Austria is bound by the EU’s rules. (They can probably exercise some kind of emergency power now–I don’t know because I’m not an EU constitutional scholar).
Things happen slower there….
Does anyone have any idea why the UK was excluded ??
I just got off with phone with Turkish Airlines and Priceline. Istanbul is considered part of Europe. All their flights to USA are canceled
Guys! It’s FROM Europe not TO Europe. See the speech again!! The title needs to be changed. It’s spreading false news
So the planes will magically appear and just keep flying people from the US to Europe without flying back to the US?
Dan it is more profitable to fly one way empty then sit empty without flying
100% false. Either way, there is no flight ban.
Any deals on hazmat suits and gas masks?
This should work:
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Yep too late
There goes everyone who was blaming Israel for being too strict on entry bans. They were the only ones to be ahead of the game!
DHS just confirmed that ban is only on FOREIGN NATIONALS,
not US citizens
This also answers why europeans cant just come through the UK as only UK citizens will be allowed in!
What about flights from Ireland?
what about ukraine air?
My Sunday night to lizensk I guess is off now what happened if I fly through UK
https://www.miastolezajsk.pl/1691/komunikat.html
If your flight is canceled does the airline automatically refund the tickeys?
DHS also confirmed this only applies to schengen countries, this does NOT include turkey and ukraine for example
Does this include layovers in Europe? (Turkey)
So can you still fly on Friday?
The ban is on flights from Europe to the US, not from the US to Europe.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/03/11/homeland-security-acting-secretary-chad-f-wolf-s-statement-presidential-proclamation
WASHINGTON) Today President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of most foreign nationals who have been in certain European countries at any point during the 14 days prior to their scheduled arrival to the United States. These countries, known as the Schengen Area, include: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. This does not apply to legal permanent residents, (generally) immediate family members of U.S. citizens, and other individuals who are identified in the proclamation.
So anyone in Europe can drive to UK and then fly to USA?
You mean swim
yeah, but if they have an EU passport they are going right back home.
DHS acting secretary Chad Wolf:
President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of most foreign nationals who have been in certain European countries at any point during the 14 days prior to their scheduled arrival to the United States. These countries, known as the Schengen Area, include: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. This does not apply to legal permanent residents, (generally) immediate family members of U.S. citizens, and other individuals who are identified in the proclamation.
Is this true and final? Croatia isn’t on the list. And green card holders are ok too?
See the post update above.
Did Trump misread his teleprompter?
Sure seems that way. Crazy.
Competition with Biden
Just watched it again. While it wasn’t 100% clear what he meant, he didn’t say they are banning flights. He said “we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States from the next 30 days”
Banning all travel to most people means banning flights.
But either way, banning all travel doesn’t mean banning travel to non-US citizens who have been in the Schengen countries in the past 14 days, which is should have been said.
1st promoting Bloomberg matches! & now knocking my president?! Are you a democrat?!
LOL.
He just finished tweeting how the flu is much worse. The guy is delusional.
Doesn’t he always?
So according to DHS Americans can still fly back and forth. So will all the flights be cancelled?
I’d expect many flights will be cancelled due to drop in demand.
Too little, too late
Is there really going to be screening of us citizens? Based on reports from people returning from abroad from Italy they were able to enter the us with no temperature check
The White House has clarified that the travel restriction will not apply to goods and cargo coming from the EU. During his televised address, Trump said that “prohibitions will not only apply to the tremendous amount of trade and cargo but various other things”.
It seems he stumbled on his words. The proclamation he signed only applies to human beings.
My wife is a US citizen. My mother in law is coming to visit us from Italy for Pesach. So according to the updateS restrictions she will be allowed entry?
Italy, probably no,
But why bother your SHVIGGER?
My what? What did you just call my beloved mother in law? I’m mizrachi
No, unless your wife is under 21 and not legally married to you.
(a) Section 1 of this proclamation shall not apply to:
(iii) any alien who is the parent or legal guardian of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, provided that the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident is unmarried and under the age of 21;
Your mother in law should come before Friday.
What happens with European travelers that plan to go home to Europe (after Friday)? Are those flights also affected?
There are no flight bans, but there will likely be cancellation.
Change to go home sooner if you can.
So Serbia is still ok?
Doesn’t make sense. You can drive to Hungary in under 2 hours from Belgrade airport.
Serbia is fine.
And Hungary has a lower rate of infections than Serbia. Much lower than the UK. The logic of this move eludes me.
Beating our flight from NYC to Tell Aviv via Serbia ain’t happening on April 6th. Hope they refund…
What is up on this planet Country’s seem to be loosing their minds to keep ‘their’ ‘numbers’ down !
You can literally think there are dead bodies lining the streets
How about the suicides that will be coming from all lost jobs
Dan
As far as I can tell from reading the article going via the U.K. from Europe to us WILL NOT work.. it clearly says if you have been in Europe at ANY time in the last 30 days.
14 days.
Is this immediate or they foerign nationals are only banned starting Friday night?
Friday night.
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I am guessing the various alliances will designate one flight a day to fly to the USA. So assume star alliance will have one flight from MUC perhaps and cancel all Swiss, austrian, Lh and Brussels, shuttling passengers all to one location.
So If I travel back and forth to Europe on US passport it is all okay?
I’d assume there will be many flight cancellations forthcoming.
Would this effect travels directly to Puerto Rico from Spain?
Yes.
I am in Tanzania, expected to fly through Amsterdam on the 25th of March. My husband is flying through Frankfurt and Zurich on the 19tg. How will this work?
As long as you are US citizens… you should be OK, but subject to rigorous testing
How come my flight is not canceled flying from tlv to ams then to jfk on the 18th of march bec i can not rebook without paying the fare diff until it gets canceled and i am scared they cancel my flight right before it
Assuming Israel doesn’t extend the ban is there a chance that the 04/06 Air Serbia flight will still fly
How does it help to only ban based on passport. The same people could’ve caught Coronavirus?
Will I be able to travel to Europe(Greece) in April?
Which year?
is there any faster way to reach chase travel still waiting more then a hour
I have a regular domestic flight out of NYC tomorrow. Will the airport lines be extremely long due to the last minute rush before the ban kicks in?
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Does anyone know if this would affect my travels from the UK if I have a layover in Amsterdam? I am a US citizen
Interesting how Trump is still ok with travelers from South Korea entering the US, where infection rate is higher
Im flying into the UK in mid April and traveling to Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, back yoLondon and home to Los Angeles. Because i visit other countries, will I not be allowed back home?
We’re flying this Sunday night to Mexico City and then continued travel that same day with the rest of our family from Mexico City to Paris on AF, we have already cancel our Rome and Venice flights and AF I’d giving us a refund because of cancel flights but not for the mex-cdg only credit( which we won’t use) I called AF in Mexico and their so rude and just keep saying voucher. In our case is hard because we won’t be able to reunite like this and Now this ban, my question is would they let my partner and me back in the US ? We’re flying back from France vía Mexico City?
if im flying from Israel on air Canada in a week should i be nervous
What about Ukraine?
What about turkey is turkey part of Europe? I’m flying next week Friday to the state
Can I expect a refund from the airline, if I want to cancel a round trip to the UK?
Thank you Dan
My partner just arrived in the UK via Amsterdam from vegas, his flight back is also via Amsterdam first week of next month, any ideas what will happen? assume he will be affected by this? but family think not.
What if I fly from the UK but have a layover in the Paris airport? I am a US citizen but my boyfriend is a UK citizen.
Any updates regarding Azerbaijan Airlines (TLV-JFK)?
That’s what i am wondering there not giving full refund only 50%
What about ireland north and south?
People you need to go back to school and educate yourself about geography and continents.. reading all this retarded posts and how people are dumb ,tells me we need Corona virus to at least wipe off dumb***** from face of Earth. No point to ban any flight to anywhere or from anywhere ocassionally or certain region. If you want to stop spreading , all flights from anywhere to anywhere should be banned. It is dumb as ****, what about small boats , cars, dual citizenships , it is hard to control crowd. If you want to isolate spreading , then ban on all.travel anywhere, plain, buses , trains .. stupidity reach peak !
Educate yourself … LOL
I agree with Dra.
In order to stop the spread, we need to ban all entry into USA. Anyone who did enter, needs to quarantine. Like this we are spreading it around. We will also have to implement a lock down by neighborhood or community so as not to transfer it between groups. Keep to the same minyan and learn in the same shul as you will be davening. Simcha’s should be kept to a minimum. Life should continue on a smaller scale, by implementing restrictions. In the end we will only benefit from it. China did not implement any restrictions until a few months after the first know case. It ended up being uncontrollable. We are following them just the same by not implementing harsher restrictions.
RCBC of Bergen county just did this-
All schools closed- All shuls closed- no minyanm
they are taking steps to protect their community. SMART!!
Today’s day a large percentage of people can work from home and kids can learn via computer or those that don’t, can learn via conference
https://www.rcbcvaad.org/important-updates
I am going to travel to USA from India but my layover is in Netherlands, Europe
Will there be restrictions to travel to USA?
Is there any chance that domestic US travel will be affected? My son is getting married in Lakewood on Tuesday and we live in Chicago. The Chosson is with us for his Aufruf
We have tickets to go to Athens from Houston, TX March 17 with transfer at Istanbul. If we don’t go on to Greece and just stay in Istanbul until time to fly back to Houston, will we be ok to return to Houston airport? Turkey is not on the list of countries.
I’m an American citizen & I have a stop over in Dublin on my way home from Africa. I will not be getting off the plane. Will I have to be screened?