{
  "id": 17900794,
  "title": "Korean Air requires Ebola declarations for all US-bound passengers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/korean-air-requires-ebola-declarations-for-all-us-bound-passengers",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-03T03:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261103/korean-air-requires-ebola-declarations-for-all-us-bound-passengers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korean Air has announced that all passengers flying to the United States must now submit a declaration regarding Ebola. This new requirement, mandated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, goes into effect for flights departing from Korean Air at or after 1:59 p.m. on Wednesday. The measure applies to all routes leading to the U.S., including passengers who are U.S. citizens, residents, crew members, or transiting through the country en route to other destinations. Those who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the last 21 days will be denied boarding on U.S.-bound flights, even if they only made a brief stop at an airport within the country without leaving the premises. Each passenger is required to fill out and submit a declaration prior to boarding their departure flight.",
  "summary": "Korean Air will require all passengers traveling to the United States to submit an Ebola-related declaration confirming they have not visited or stayed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the previous 21 days, as part of new U.S. health measures. The airline said Monday the requirement will take effect for flights departing at or after 1:59 p.m. Wednesday, following an administrative…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korean Air mandates Ebola declarations for US-bound passengers.",
    "Requirement effective from 1:59 p.m. Wednesday.",
    "Passengers from DRC within 21 days denied boarding."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Mandating Ebola declarations for all travelers to the United States signals a heightened layer of screening that prioritizes disease containment over the seamless movement of transit passengers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}