White House officials are considering a plan to shoot it down once it passes over Carolina’s Outer Banks and into federal waters, where it could be recovered, the Associated Press reported, citing officials familiar with the matter. These include heavy hitting airlines like Emirates and Etihad and low-cost behemoths. What the Biden Administration will do with the balloon. At least 70 airlines around the world have grounded themselves completely, according to Cowen investment bank. In March, Air France said it was planning to reduce passenger capacity by up to 90 and has been plotting the early retirement of its double-decker Airbus A380 jumbo jets. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest, which has withdrawn its previous 2020 financial guidance, said it would reduce capacity by at least 20 per cent from April 14 through June 5. Following the initial report on Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled his highly-anticipated trip to Beijing, as tensions between the U.S. Singapore Airlines on March 23 cut capacity by 96 per cent, grounded almost its entire fleet and imposed cost cuts affecting about 10,00 staff.
landing by UN forces near Inchon on the central west coast of the Korean peninsula. The balloon was first spotted over Billings, Montana, on Thursday, sparking outrage that China could be using the balloon to conduct surveillance operations over the continental U.S., and leading GOP lawmakers to call on the Biden Administration to shoot down the balloon, though President Joe Biden had reportedly been advised against that plan, with advisors warning it could be dangerous for people on the ground. A West Coast Eagles spokesman told WAtoday that no one on the plane had really felt the descent because the pilot had handled the situation well. Chinese Aircraft Impounded in Hong Kong, 19491952 Malcolm Merry.
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