U.S. Lifts Travel Advisory Even as World Remains Skeptical of Americans

The Trump administration lifted an advisory against overseas travel put it place because of the coronavirus, though the impact may be limited since many countries currently restrict Americans due to high rates of infection in the U.S.

“With health and safety conditions improving in some countries and potentially deteriorating in others, the department is returning to our previous system of country-specific levels of travel advice,” the State Department said in a statement ending the global travel advisory for now.

U.S. airline stocks jumped on the news. The S&P Supercomposite Airlines Industry Index rose as much as 3%, with the biggest gainers including American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc., Alaska Air and Allegiant.