US airlines prepare for possibility of domestic travel shutdown, but don't believe one is imminent

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Major U.S. airlines are preparing for the possibility of a shutdown on passenger flights in the U.S. but do not believe one is imminent, sources say.

, but they do not believe that one is imminent, according to sources familiar with the matter.

During a White House briefing on Monday, President Donald Trump said"we're not going to have that," when asked if he was thinking about new travel restrictions. One of the major airline’s premier flights Monday night from New York City to Los Angeles only had six passengers on board.A United Airlines passenger jet taxis at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tenn.On Monday, the Transportation Security Administration screened about two million less passengers compared to the same weekday last year.

Airline sources say more pressing than a potential shutdown are the variables outside of their control -- including staffing shortages and certain state-imposed rules.

 

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