Major US Airlines Will Voluntarily Collect International Contact Tracing Info

Major US Airlines Will Voluntarily Collect International Contact Tracing Info
American Airlines passenger planes crowd a runway, at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 23, 2020. Nick Oxford/Reuters, File Photo
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WASHINGTON—Major U.S. airlines on Friday said they would adopt a voluntary international contact tracing program, months after the White House under President Donald Trump blocked a mandatory effort.

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and other major airlines said they had committed to collecting contact tracing data from passengers traveling into the United States and to relaying that data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) if travelers provide information.