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US: Lifting of measures for fully vaccinated travelers from abroad is coming from Monday

The USA prepare for long queues and delays at airports and land border crossings Monday, the first day of lifting the multi-month restrictions on non-US foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus.

The US government “expects accumulated demand for travel, which will lead to longer-than-usual waiting times for travelers,” the official said. The government has increased staffing to pre-pandemic levels, but “long queues are expected in the first few days”.

The United States on Monday lifted travel restrictions on fully vaccinated air travelers from 33 countries and their land borders with Mexico and Canada., ending the entry ban into the country that came into force in early 2020 to tackle the spread of Covid-19.

The official said that Land border traffic is around 70% of the 2019 levels at the southwestern border and 30% of the 2019 levels at the northern borders.

The US Customs and Border Protection “will continue to adjust its resources to meet traffic requirements and ensure operational security while balancing its mission to facilitate trade and national security,” he said. official. Travelers should be familiar with the new instructions and have their documents ready in advance, the official noted.

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian also said travelers should be prepared for long queues starting Monday.

“It will be a little messy at first. “I can assure you, unfortunately there will be queues, but we will put an end to it,” Bastian said.

Delta stressed that inside In the six weeks since the announcement of the lifting of travel bans, there has been a 450% increase in international bookings at booking points.

United Airlines expects about 50% more incoming international passengers overall on Monday compared to November 1, when they numbered about 20,000.

President Biden’s government is in constant contact with US airlines to prepare for the influx of extra passengers arriving at the country’s airports.

Restrictions imposed by the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020 barred mostly non-US nationals from entering the country within 14 days in any of the 33 countries – the 26 Schengen countries, China, India, South Africa, Iran, Brazil, Britain and Ireland.

Also Monday, new contact tracking rules will come into force, requiring airlines to collect information from international air passengers, if necessary, “to keep in touch information from travelers exposed to variants of Covid-19 or other pathogens “.

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