Suryaa Now International Desk: Towards eliminating unnecessary restrictions and hassles on passenger travel, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's response to the Ebola declaration... Leading airline associations have urged the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to review the rules it is implementing in relation to the Ebola declaration, in order to eliminate unnecessary restrictions and inconveniences to passenger movement. They have sent letters to the relevant authorities explaining the impact this is having on international travel. They make it clear that if the guidelines are relaxed in accordance with the current conditions, the passengers as well as the airlines sector will also get a lot of relief.
At a time when health and safety standards have improved worldwide, aviation associations have expressed their concern that some of the regulations being enforced during travel are causing practical difficulties on the ground. Urgent measures have been requested to avoid delays faced by passengers especially in the process of checks and submission of declaration forms at airports. They opined that these rules should be rationalized based on the advice of medical experts and the latest health conditions. It is now interesting to see how the US CDC and related health department officials will respond to this appeal.
It is reported that alternative routes are being discussed to facilitate the movement of passengers without any disruption to the security of international travel. Industry sources are hopeful that a clear solution will be found soon to this problem faced by the aviation sector.
