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Korean Air requires Ebola declarations for US-bound passengers
Korean Air will require Ebola-related declarations from passengers flying to the United States starting with flights departing from 1:59 p.m.
on November 4.
The rule covers all US-bound routes, including Guam and Hawaii, and applies to US citizens, permanent residents, crew members and passengers connecting through the United States.
It follows a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order aimed at preventing Ebola from spreading from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Anyone who visited or stayed in the DRC during the previous 21 days cannot board a US-bound flight, including people who only changed planes at a DRC airport.
Every passenger, including infants, must submit a separate declaration; passengers who do not submit one will also be refused boarding.
Travelers who have been in the DRC can fly to the United States from day 22 after leaving, once they have spent 21 full days outside the country.
The measure is scheduled to remain in effect until December 19, and Korean Air says it will provide updated guidance if US instructions change.
Korean Air will require passengers on US-bound flights to submit an Ebola declaration from flights departing at 1:59 p.m. on November 4.
The requirement follows a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order aimed at preventing Ebola from spreading from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States.
Passengers who visited or stayed in the DRC during the previous 21 days cannot board US-bound flights.
All passengers, including infants, US citizens and residents, crew members and transit passengers, must submit an individual declaration.
The measures are scheduled to remain in force until December 19, subject to changes in US health guidance.
- Who
- Korean Air passengers on flights to the United States. The declaration requirement also covers US citizens and residents, crew members and transit passengers.
- What
- Passengers must submit an Ebola-related declaration. Those who visited or stayed in the DRC in the previous 21 days, or do not submit the form, cannot board.
- When
- From flights departing at 1:59 p.m. on November 4. The measures are scheduled to run until December 19.
- Where
- Korean Air flights to the United States, including routes to Guam and Hawaii.
- Why
- To prevent Ebola from spreading from the DRC to the United States, under a CDC order.
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Korean Air announced the declaration requirement.
The CDC order was set to take effect.
Korean Air's requirement was set to begin for departing US-bound flights.
The measures were scheduled to remain in force until this date.
- Start
- November 4 at 1:59 p.m.
- Look-back period
- 21 days
- Restricted travelers
- Passengers who visited or stayed in the DRC during the previous 21 days
- Form requirement
- One declaration per passenger, including infants
- Scheduled end
- December 19
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This measure is a requirement under an order from US health authorities, and we ask for the active cooperation of all passengers traveling on US-bound flights.
We will do our best to provide guidance so passengers can fully understand the relevant information in advance and prepare for their journeys smoothly.