EU Mexico Travel Ban? France is asking EU this Thursday

Breaking news - Following Cuba and Argentina banning flights to Mexico, it now appears that EU (European Union) may be poised to ban all flights to Mexico. France said it would seek a EU ban this Thursday for flights to Mexico.

This comes on the heels of US and Canada advising travelers to postpone all non-essential travel to Mexico.

Cuba halts Mexico travel; flu crosses new borders - MEXICO CITY - Cuba suspended flights to and from Mexico on Tuesday, becoming the first country to impose a travel ban, as the fast-moving swine flu strain extended its reach overseas and in the United States. World health officials in Geneva … The global health body insisted that travel restrictions were ineffective, but Cuba’s 48-hour suspension came as the EU’s disease control agency as well as Canada, Israel and France warned against nonessential travel to Mexico. …

High Anxiety: Europe Travel “Ban” to U.S.? Who Says? - “Britons were urged to postpone non-essential travel to the United States or Mexico today as senior officials held emergency talks over the deadly outbreak of swine flu. The European Union’s health commissioner Andorra Vassiliou met EU …

Texan baby is first flu death outside Mexico | MacArne`s Blog - France said it would seek on Thursday a European Union ban on all flights to Mexico because of the flu. The EU, like the United States and Canada, has already advised against nonessential travel to the popular tourist destination. …

Pandemic Information News: European Airlines Ease Mexico Rules … - French Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot said today she will ask the European Union to suspend flights to Mexico. Malaysia called on the World Health Organization to ban outbound travel from Mexico while Japan suspended visa-free entry …

Swine flu fears may hammer travel industry « Cervantes - Androulla Vassiliou, the European Union’s health commissioner, initially suggested avoiding all non-essential travel to Mexico and the United States. She later softened her warning, stressing she was speaking only for herself, not the entire 27-nation EU, and that it was an advisory, not a ban, that applied only to hot spots. Still, her comments added to fears that the outbreak would hit an ailing industry on the verge of the summer travel season. …



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