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WASHINGTON — Major airlines, business and
travel groups on Wednesday urged the White House to end COVID-19
pre-departure testing requirements for vaccinated international
passengers traveling to the United States.
In a letter to White House coronavirus response coordinator
Jeff Zients, Airlines for America, the US Chamber of Commerce,
Aerospace Industries Association, the US Travel Association
and other groups urgently sought the change, saying, “Surveys of
air passengers indicate that pre-departure testing is a leading
factor in the decision not to travel internationally. People
simply are unwilling to take the chance that they will be unable
to return to the US”
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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