Airline groups push back on Ebola declaration requirements

Interest groups representing major American and foreign airlines asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reassess its new rules for foreign travelers due to a record-breaking Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The CDC issued a mandate last week requiring that all travelers to the U.S. certify they have not been in Congo within 21 days before departure. To do so, all airline passengers and crew members on U.S.-bound flights — including American citizens — must file attestations before travel.

In separate letters to CDC, first obtained by Reuters, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for America urged the agency to reconsider the requirements, which are set to take effect on Nov. 3.

The IATA, which represents more than 370 member airlines across over 130 countries, called the requirement for airlines to accommodate the........

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