Thursday, February 4, 2016

United, Delta allow flight crew to drop routes to Zika-areas


United Airlines is allowing crew members to be reassigned from routes to areas affected by the Zika virus outbreak. 

The change in policy was revealed in an internal memo from the airline, obtained by Reuters

The mosquito-borne virus is particularly dangerous for pregnant women as it linked to neurological birth defects. 

Our North America correspondent Kevin McAleese reports

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