Trump administration bans China passenger planes effective June 16
Jun 9, 2020, 5:15 pm
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How quickly are student visas issued after completion of the interview?
Jun 9, 2020, 5:19 pm
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Jun 9, 2020, 5:39 pm
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You really think Trump will lift the ban on Chinese students whilst the PRC has basically a blanket ban on citizens from any country entering? I think that’s unlikely. He doesn’t care about schools in the USA losing money, he cares about optics and the election.
Jun 9, 2020, 6:26 pm
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Further, It's not just China. I think that Trump will lift ban on visitors from most countries in Europe and Asia.
Maybe not South America.
Jun 9, 2020, 6:29 pm
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I think he’ll lift on other countries but not PRC. I hope you’re right, but it’s just my gut feeling.
Jun 9, 2020, 6:29 pm
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You missed his point. His point was that if it wasn't for the March 12 baseline, this issue would never have gotten to the DOT. DOT only intervened when the American airlines asked them to since they couldn't operate any flights. So now this thing has gotten political and public and "fairness" is now a primary concern (and seems to be for you too). No other country seems to have even noticed the fairness problem. The airlines themselves would probably have settled for 4 + 2 (even if they are happier with 2+2).
And I might add this whole fairness argument is rather self-serving in the context of travel restrictions in place. For almost two months from late Jan until late March, the US had a unilateral travel ban that excluded almost all passengers from China, during peak travel periods for Chinese tourists. (And it's still unilateral with regards to passengers from Europe.) I do actually understand the rationale for the travel ban (even though I acknowledge there are criticisms against it). But I think all fairness has been lost when the travel ban was put in place in late Jan.
And I might add this whole fairness argument is rather self-serving in the context of travel restrictions in place. For almost two months from late Jan until late March, the US had a unilateral travel ban that excluded almost all passengers from China, during peak travel periods for Chinese tourists. (And it's still unilateral with regards to passengers from Europe.) I do actually understand the rationale for the travel ban (even though I acknowledge there are criticisms against it). But I think all fairness has been lost when the travel ban was put in place in late Jan.
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Jun 9, 2020, 6:37 pm
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Jun 9, 2020, 7:05 pm
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Jun 9, 2020, 7:33 pm
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Last update: June 9, 2020Here are a few countries that have not reported any cases of the coronavirus so far:
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
North Korea
Palau
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Jun 9, 2020, 7:42 pm
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Jun 9, 2020, 7:55 pm
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What is not fair is thousands and thousands of Chinese citizens are not stranded in U.S. and cannot return home because of the 5 one policy. One way Y ticket costs 10K USD and with lot of uncertainty. China is the only country I am aware that has set up this barrier for its own citizens.
Jun 11, 2020, 6:27 pm
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It does not look like Delta or United are starting the one single weekly flight to China.
Have I missed any announcement?
I understand there can be charter flights if there is enough people. Someone told me United is looking at the idea of providing charter flight.
Have I missed any announcement?
I understand there can be charter flights if there is enough people. Someone told me United is looking at the idea of providing charter flight.
Jun 11, 2020, 8:16 pm
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One flight per week costs much more than one-seventh of of the cost per week of operating a daily flight on the same route.
Jun 11, 2020, 8:33 pm
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