Skift Survey: Americans Are Split on Banning Flights From Ebola-Stricken Regions
Photo Credit: An infographic for travelers who have recently been to West Africa. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Skift Take
Americans are split about the need to ban travel and flights from the Ebola-affected countries in Africa, but the media and our politicians will continue to use misleading headlines and interpretations, even when stats actually say otherwise.
The Ebola-induced panic disease in America is in full bloom these days, if you have been watching the mainstream media (read TV).
Among the favorite topics of discussion is whether airline flights from the three main Ebola-struck countries in Africa -- Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone -- should be banned from coming to the U.S., never mind that there are actually no direct flights from these West African nations to the nation's airports.
About 150 passengers a day do arrive in U.S. east coast airports from those countries after making a connecting flight, usually in Europe, according to official U.S. estimates. These ai
