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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2020 file photo, a Boeing 777X airplane takes off on its first flight, at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Boeing is painting a sobering picture for its business in 2020.  The Chicago-based company said Wednesday, March 11  it has imposed a hiring freeze in response to the virus outbreak that is undercutting air travel. It said received 18 orders last month for new large planes but continues to lose orders for the grounded 737 Max. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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US ban on European visitors escalates travel industry pain
March 12, 2020 8:10 a.m.

US ban on European visitors escalates travel industry pain

President Donald Trump's 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States is the latest calamity for a global travel industry already reeling from falling bookings and canceled reservations as people try to avoid contracting and spreading the coronavirus.