Enforcement Notice Regarding Denying Boarding by Airlines of Individuals Suspected of Having Coronavirus (Mar. 2, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States (U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings)

Level

Federal

Authority

14 C.F.R. § 382.21 (carrier may refuse transportation only to a passenger with a communicable disease posing a direct threat, on stated conditions)

Issued

2020-03-02 Mar. 2, 2020

Effective

2020-03-02

End

not withdrawn during the period (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Mar. 2, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationOther

Addressees

• U.S. and foreign airlines

Functions reached

• OP airline boarding procedures for suspected COVID-19 cases
• CB passengers
• EMP

Collection

Aviation and surface-transport regulators AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE

Operative words

"The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings' (Enforcement Office)... regulates whether airlines may limit access to transportation because a passenger has a communicable disease. The Enforcement Office is issu[ing this notice]...." An airline "must first ask for a medical certificate before denying boarding to that passenger"; "must accept a medical certificate identifying alternative measures for preventing transmission, unless the airline cannot carry out the measures"; and "must provide a written explanation to the passenger, if requested, within 10 days of the request." "Dated: March 2, 2020."

Enforcement

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