Airlines in Cairo asked to implement Trump travel ban -EgyptAir
Green card holders from Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia and Libya would be allowed to board
Green card holders from Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia and Libya would be allowed to board. PHOTO: REUTERS
CAIRO:
Airlines operating at Cairo airport were officially requested on Sunday to prevent US immigration visa holders from seven Muslim-majority countries from boarding flights to the United States, Hossam Hussein, an EgyptAir official, said.
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Hussein, who is responsible for EgyptAir's daily flight to New York, said authorities there had notified them hours earlier of the new restrictions.
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He said green card holders from Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia and Libya would be allowed to board as would holders of diplomatic passports or government officials.
Airlines operating at Cairo airport were officially requested on Sunday to prevent US immigration visa holders from seven Muslim-majority countries from boarding flights to the United States, Hossam Hussein, an EgyptAir official, said.
Iraqis, Syrians denied entry into US
Hussein, who is responsible for EgyptAir's daily flight to New York, said authorities there had notified them hours earlier of the new restrictions.
Trump to halt refugee flow from some Muslim-majority nations
He said green card holders from Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia and Libya would be allowed to board as would holders of diplomatic passports or government officials.