Dale Keller, chief executive of the Board of British Airline Representatives (BAR UK) told TTG the association would be among a number of aviation organisations meeting the government this week.
The meeting was scheduled prior to Trump’s announcement of the travel ban, but Keller said the implications of the newly imposed immigration restrictions had now been added to the agenda.
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday, barring immigrants and visitors from seven predominantly-Muslim countries from entering the US for 90 days.
Citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen are all affected by the order.
In a statement issued last night, the UK Foreign Office clarified the terms of the restrictions stating that only those with dual nationality travelling from one of the blacklisted countries would be subject to extra checks and stressed that those travelling between the UK and US would not be affected.
“If you are a UK national who happens to be travelling from one of those countries to the US, then the order does not apply to you – even if you were born in one of those countries,” the statement read.
“If you are a dual citizen of one of those countries travelling to the US from outside those countries then the order does not apply to you.”
Among a number of airlines caught up in the immigration changes was Etihad Airways, which said “a number” of its passengers had been affected by the changes.
“Where permitted, the airline has offered changes or refunds and rebooked passengers, as per our updated policy," Etihad said in a statement.
“Our flight crews were unaffected and we have taken steps to ensure there will be no issues for flights departing over the coming weeks.”
Dubai-based carrier Emirates said it had made “the necessary adjustments” to its crewing “to comply with the latest requirements” put in place by the Trump administration.
“To date, no Emirates crew has been impacted by the change,” an Emirates spokesperson added.
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have also reacted to the executive order by offering refunds and rescheduling opportunities to customers impacted.
Protests are taking place at airports across the US against the travel ban, which has also led to the halting of the US refugee programme for 120 days and indefinitely banned all Syrian refugees from seeking asylum in America.
Traffic was halted near Los Angeles International airport on Sunday as protestors took to the streets, while thousands also headed to John F Kennedy airport in New York. Demonstrations are also taking place in Seattle, Chicago, Washington and Alaska.
