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kalleboo12/09/20241 replyview on HN

The programme is there for the convenience of the airlines. If someone arrives in the US and is denied entry, the airline is on the hook to fly them back. It's much better for them for the traveler to be denied before even boarding.


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mattkrause12/09/2024

More critically, it opens up a huge number of routes for the airlines because the US destination no longer S to be an international airport with a CBP presence.