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US immigration ban: Emirates changes pilot, crew rosters on US flights

But it said US flights continue to operate to schedule

Emirates Airlines
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Emirates Airlines

Alexander Cornwell Dubai
Emirates airline has changed pilot and flight attendant rosters on flights to the United States following the sudden US travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, but it said US flights continue to operate to schedule.

The world’s largest long-haul carrier, who flies daily to 11 US cities, has made “the necessary adjustments to our crewing, to comply with the latest requirements,” an Emirates spokeswoman told Reuters by email on Sunday.

President Donald Trump on Friday temporarily suspended the entry of people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The decision caught airlines off guard, according to the International Air Transport

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