SEATAC, WA - Instead of MAGA, the Seattle area will get MSLBA - Make Sea-Tac Less Busy Again. The world's fourth-largest airline will cut service to Sea-Tac International Airport due to decreased demand for flights to the U.S. from the Middle East. The cut appears to be motivated by the election of President Donald Trump and his attempt to restrict travel to the U.S. from the Middle East. The airline said in a statement that it has seen "significant deterioration" in demand for travel to the U.S. just since the beginning of 2017.

Emirates flies two Seattle-Dubai routes each day, but beginning June 1, the airline will cut the service down to one flight per day. The airline will make the same cuts to flights to Boston and Los Angeles; daily flights to Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale will drop to five per week.

Emirates is based in Dubai and owned by the government of United Arab Emirates. The airline was recently ranked "best in the world" by TripAdvisor.