See which airlines are hit hardest by Trump’s Europe travel ban
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines will be the hardest hit by Donald Trump’s ban on travel between the US and Europe.
Together they are scheduled to fly 31% of all flights between the US and the Schengen Area during the 30-day period.
Lufthansa is the most affected European airline, flying 13% of flights between the two areas.
According to data by OAG Aviation, the ban affects a total of 11% of US international flights – 16.9% of seat capacity – and will affect passengers arriving on nearly 7,000 flights over the next four weeks.
The impact for European airlines is less with these flights making up just 2.4% of the international scheduled flights from Schengen Area countries, and 3.9% of capacity.
If those flights are cancelled due to lack of demand that would remove close to 2 million seats each way from the market.
Aircraft were already flying with low load factors due to a massive dip in demand due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Of the 26 Schengen countries in Europe, Germany, France and the Netherlands will be most affected as they make up 57% of all flights between the Schengen Area and the United States.
The data was released as Trump’s decision came under fire from both sides of the atlantic, with European policiticans saying it came with no consultation or warning.
Trump’s former homeland security and counter terrorism adviser tweeted: "There’s little value to European travel restrictions. Poor use of time and energy."
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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