CBP Issues Arrival Restrictions for Flights Carrying People who Recently Visited West Africa

All U.S. flights carrying people who have recently traveled to, from or through West African countries that are dealing with the Ebola epidemic must land at one of five airports, said CBP in a notice. "I hereby direct all operators of aircraft carrying persons to the U.S. whose recent travel included Liberia, Guinea, or Sierra Leone to land at one of the following five airports: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York; Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), New Jersey; Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Virginia; Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Illinois; and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Georgia," said CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske in the notice. CBP and other agencies are adding enhanced screening protocols at the five airports, it said.