Airlines caught by Trump travel ban forced to adjust on the fly
Airlines caught by Trump travel ban forced to adjust on the fly
- January 30, 2017
- Jan Bruckner, economics, comments in Los Angeles Times, Jan. 30, 2017
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“The travel volume between the U.S. and the affected countries is not very large compared
to the volume to other places,” said Jan Brueckner, an economics professor at UC Irvine
and expert on the airline industry. “So I don’t think it’s a huge thing.” But other
experts worry that the ban may send a message that the U.S. is not as welcoming to
foreign tourists as it was in the past.
For the full story, please visit http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airlines-travel-ban-20170130-story.html.
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