Airlines oppose new US requirement for international Ebola attestation forms

Airlines are challenging a new requirement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that obliges international travelers heading to the United States to fill out Ebola attestations.

FTMQ Travel, written by our newsroom30 October 2026 at 00:000 views

The airline industry is objecting to a requirement introduced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that calls for all international passenger flights bound for the United States to collect Ebola attestation forms, Paddley Too, PYOK, and News12 reported. [1][2][4][6]

Under the rule, international passengers must certify that they have not been in the Democratic Republic of Congo within the past 21 days before boarding their flights, Paddley Too reported. The rule aims to mitigate concerns about potential Ebola importation. [1]

Airline trade groups are asking the agency to reconsider the directive, calling the pre-flight verification unworkable and disproportionate, according to reports from Paddley Too and Yahoo Finance Canada. [1][3]

Erickson Immigration Group reported that the attestation system replaces earlier Ebola travel restrictions for air passengers traveling from the Democratic Republic of Congo. [5]

The CDC requires international air travelers bound for the US to complete an Ebola attestation.
Passengers must certify they have not visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days.
Airline groups urged the US CDC to reconsider the attestation requirement.
The attestation system replaces previous Ebola travel restrictions for travelers from the DRC.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Airlines Say the CDC’s New Ebola Attestation Requirement For International Travelers Is Disproportionate And UnworkablePaddley Too, 9h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Airlines Say the CDC's New Ebola Attestation Requirement For International Travelers Is Disproportionate And UnworkablePYOK, 9h ago
[3]Airline groups urge US CDC to reconsider Ebola declaration requirementsYahoo! Finance Canada, 1d ago
[4]Cdc Introduces Ebola Attestation Form For International Travelers Entering UsNews12 | New Jersey, 1d ago
[5]CDC Replaces Ebola Travel Restrictions with New Attestation Requirement for Air Travelers from the DRCErickson Immigration Group, 12h ago
[6]Cdc Introduces Ebola Attestation Form For International Travelers Entering UsNews12 | Long Island, 1d ago

Background

[7]Kansai International Airport on Wikipedia
[8]List of airlines of Russia on Wikipedia

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