Now It's Trump's Turn to Try And Block The Growth of Middle East Airlines

Since January of 2015, the Middle East's three biggest airlines have seen a 47% increase in flights to the United States. The three Middle East airlines -- Emirates, EtihadAirways and QatarAirways -- continue to add U.S. routes at a rapid pace, but opponents like to think the Donald Trump administration will slow things down. Last week, Qatar Airways said it would add a Doha-Las Vegas route at an unspecified date in 2017 or 2018. In 2016, Qatar added Doha to Atlanta, Boston and Los Angeles. Emirates will add Dubai-Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 15; during 2016 it boosted service to Dallas and Los Angeles. TheStreet's Ted Reed has more.

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