Emirates Airlines adjusted which employees it puts on United States-bound flights in order to comply with President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE's ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations, Reuters reported Sunday.



The Dubai-based air carrier, which has eleven daily scheduled flights to U.S. cities, has made "the necessary adjustments to our crewing, to comply with the latest requirements," an Emirates spokeswoman told Reuters.



Trump issued a sweeping executive order on Friday barring refugees and immigrants traveling from Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Yemen from entering the United States for the next 90 days.



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But the ban also applies to all pilots and flight attendants from those countries, even though flight crew already need to obtain a special visa in order to enter the U.S. if they aren't citizens, according to Reuters.Emirates added that the impact of the executive order would likely be minimal, since the company employs 23,000 flight attendants and 4,000 pilots from across the world.The executive order sparked confusion, chaos and protests at airports over the weekend, with the Department of Homeland Security eventually clarifying that legal permanent residents with green cards are exempt from the ban.Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi told Reuters that it had "taken steps to ensure there will be no issues for flights departing over the coming weeks," while German airline Lufthansa confirmed that both airlines and passengers are required to comply with the new restrictions.