Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Blaming Trump administration's measures, Emirates cuts flights to US

Emirates, the Middle East's biggest airline, is reducing its service to the United States because of "weakened travel demand" caused by President Trump's policies.


The airline says the Trump administration's threats to ban travelers from some countries coupled with fresh restrictions on the electronics that passengers can bring aboard flights means that fewer people are seeking to travel to the US.


From Washington, Simon Marks reports.


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