ULCC - Omicron prompts U.S. to tighten testing requirements for international travel

Concerns about the Omricon variant has led the U.S. to tighten travel rules, requiring all air travelers entering the country to show a negative COVID-19 test performed within one day of departure. Currently, vaccinated international travelers can present a negative result obtained within three days. The new one-day testing requirement from the CDC would apply to U.S. citizens as well as foreign nationals. Airline CEOs are scheduled to talk about staffing issues at Senate hearing. Fresh volatility: "It feels a little bit like we are back to where we were a year ago and that's not a great prospect for the industry and beyond," said Deidre Fulton, a partner at consultancy MIDAS Aviation. Last week, the U.S. imposed travel restrictions that banned the arrival of foreign nationals who had been in any of eight southern African nations (where Omricon was first detected) in the past 14 days. The Biden administration

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Omicron prompts U.S. to tighten testing requirements for international travel