Uber buys stranded drivers plane tickets

Uber is buying plane tickets for its drivers who have been stranded by Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven countries.

Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick says his company is buying plane tickets for stranded drivers now that a federal judge has put a hold on President Donald Trump's ban on travel to the United States by people from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Kalanick tweeted Friday night that the head of litigation for the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company is "buying a whole bunch of airline tickets ASAP!"

He added, "#homecoming #fingerscrossed."

US District Judge James Robart in Seattle put a nationwide hold on Friday night on Trump's executive order. And the State Department said on Saturday it has reinstated the visas of the thousands of travellers who were affected by the ban.

Meanwhile, Trump tweeted on Saturday that the judge's ruling "is ridiculous and will be overturned!"

Kalanick quit Trump's council of business advisers on Thursday.


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