( Reuters) – Airline companies have been suspending flights or modifying service in response to the coronavirus break out.
SUBMIT IMAGE: An attendant wearing a protective mask guides the flight security procedures prior to remove of a Vietnam Airlines flight, following an outbreak of the unique coronavirus, at Danang airport in Danang city, Vietnam February 23,2020 REUTERS/Kham
Below are details (in alphabetical order):
AIRLINE COMPANIES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY CANCELED ALL FLIGHTS TO MAINLAND CHINA
– American Airlines – Extends suspension of China and Hong Kong flights through April 24
– Air France – Said on Feb. 6 it would suspend flights to and from mainland China for much of March
– Air India – Suspends flights to Shanghai, Hong Kong till June 30
– Air Seoul – The South Korean budget plan provider suspended China flights from Jan. 28 up until further notification.
– Air Tanzania – Tanzania’s state-owned carrier, which had actually planned to start charter flights to China in February, delayed its first flights.
– Air Mauritius – Suspended all flights to China and Hong Kong
– Austrian Airlines – until end-February.
– British Airways – Jan. 29- March31
– Delta Airlines – Feb. 2-April 30
– Egyptair suspended flights on Feb. 1, however on Feb. 20 stated it would resume some flights to and from China starting next week.
– El Al Israel Airlines – Extended its suspension of flights to Hong Kong and Beijing till May 2.
– Iberia Airlines – The Spanish provider extended its suspension of flights from Madrid to Shanghai, its only route, from Feb. 29 up until the end of April.
– JejuAir Co Ltd – Korean airline company to suspend all China routes starting March 1
– Kenya Airways – Jan. 31 until more notification.
– KLM – Will extend its restriction approximately March 28
– Lion Air – All of February.
– LOT – Extends flight suspension till March 28
– Lufthansa extends China flight cancellations to March 28
– Oman and Saudia, Saudi Arabia’s state airline, both suspended flights on Feb. 2 up until further notice.
– Qatar Airways – Feb. 1 up until additional notice.
– Rwandair – Jan. 31 till more notice.
– Scoot, Singapore Airlines’ affordable carrier – Feb. 8 up until additional notification.
– United Airlines – Feb. 5-April23 Service to Hong Kong suspended Feb. 8-April23
– Vietjet and Vietnam Airlines – Suspended flights to the mainland as well as Hong Kong and Macau Feb. 1-April 30, in line with its air travel authority’s regulation.
AIRLINES THAT HAVE CANCELED SOME CHINA FLIGHTS/ROUTES OR MODIFIED SERVICE
– Air Canada – Extended the suspension of its flights to Beijing and Shanghai till March27 It likewise suspended its Toronto to Hong Kong flights from March 1 to March 27, but its Vancouver to Hong Kong path remains active. [bit.ly/39zgmI0]
– Air China – Said on Feb. 12 it will cancel flights to Athens, Greece, from Feb. 17 to March 18
– Air China – State carrier said on Feb. 9 it will “change” flights in between China and the United States.
– Air New Zealand – Suspended Auckland-Shanghai service Feb. 9-March29 Minimized capability on Shanghai route throughout April and Hong Kong path throughout April and May.
– ANA Holdings – Suspended paths consisting of Shanghai and Hong Kong from Feb. 10 up until more notification.
– Cathay Pacific Airways – Plans to cut a third of its capacity over the next 2 months, consisting of 90%of flights to mainland China. It has actually motivated its 27,000 workers to take three weeks of overdue leave in a quote to maintain money.
– Emirates and Etihad – The United Arab Emirates, a major international transit center, suspended flights to and from China, other than for Beijing.
– Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has actually suspended flights to Hong Kong up until March 28, the airline stated on Feb. 26, citing a drop in demand.
– The UAE suspended all flights to mainland China, other than Beijing, on Feb. 5.
– Finnair – Canceled all flights to mainland China and decreased the number of flights to Hong Kong until March28
– Hainan Airlines – Suspended flights between Budapest, Hungary, and Chongqing Feb. 7-March27
– Korean Air Lines Co. – The nationwide flag carrier suspended 8 routes to China and minimized services on 9 Chinese paths between Feb. 7 and Feb.22
– Philippine Airlines – Cut the variety of flights between Manila and China by over half.
– Qantas Airways – Suspended direct flights to China from Feb. 1. The Australian national carrier halted flights from Sydney to Beijing and Sydney to Shanghai between Feb. 9-March29
– Royal Air Maroc – The Moroccan airline company suspended direct flights to China Jan. 31- Feb.29 On Jan. 16, it had actually launched a direct air path with three flights weekly between its Casablanca center and Beijing.
– Russia – All Russian airline companies, with the exception of nationwide airline company Aeroflot, stopped flying to China from Jan.31 Little airline company Ikar will likewise continue flights in between Moscow and China. All airplanes arriving from China will be sent out to a separate terminal in the Moscow Sheremetyevo airport. Aeroflot minimized the frequency of flights to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou up until Feb.29
– Vistara Airlines makes short-lived decrease in flights to and from Bangkok and Singapore.
– Nordic airline SAS – Extended its suspension of flights to Shanghai and Beijing till March29
– Singapore Airlines – Suspended or cut capability on flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xiamen and Chongqing, some of which are zipped local arm SilkAir.
– UPS – Canceled 22 flights to China because of the infection and regular manufacturing closures due to the Lunar New Year vacation.
– Virgin Atlantic – Extended its suspension of everyday operations to Shanghai until March28
– Virgin Australia – Stated it will withdraw from the Sydney-Hong Kong route from March 2 due to the fact that it was “no longer a feasible commercial route” due to growing concerns over the infection and civil unrest in Hong Kong.
AIRLINE COMPANIES THAT HAVE MODIFIED SERVICE ON OTHER ROUTES
– Asiana Airlines has actually chosen to halt all flights to Daegu up until March 9, while Korean Air Lines will likewise suspend flights up until March28
– Air Canada to allow tourists to rebook flights to parts of Italy at no charge.United Airlines includes South Korea to take a trip waiver list however is not cancelling flights.
– Bahrain civil air travel authority suspends all its flights from Dubai and Sharjah airports for 48 hours.
– British Airways stated it would cancel some flights to and from Milan and Seoul as a result of reduced need due to coronavirus.
– El Al Israel Airlines stated it would suspend flights to Italy, consisting of Milan and Rome from Feb. 28 to March 14, and to Bangkok from March 2-27 It will also delay introducing a brand-new path to Tokyo from March until April 4.
– Kazakhstan plans to suspend flights to Iran from March 1 and minimize the variety of South Korea flights
– Kuwait’s civil aviation authority halts all its flights to and from South Korea, Thailand, and Italy. Kuwait had previously suspended all its flights to and from Iraq.
– Mongolia’s National Emergency situation Commission stated on Feb. 24 it had halted all flights from South Korea and would obstruct entry through its borders up until March 2. Mongolia had formerly suspended all entries from China.
– Oman’s civil air travel authority stopped all flights between the sultanate and Iran.
– Royal Jordanian Airlines has suspended flights between Amman and Rome till more notification beginning with Feb.26
– Tajikistan has suspended all flights to and from Iran up until the infection circumstance there stabilizes, the Civil Aviation Agency said on Feb.24
– Tunisia may suspend some flights to Italy.
– Turkish Airline companies extended a cancellation of flights to Iranian cities, with the exception to flights to Tehran, up until March10
– Turkish industrial flights between Turkey and Iran are suspended till further notification. “The Iranian carriers will fly empty to Turkey and be permitted to carry passengers destined for Iran. Turkish travelers will not be carried on these flights,” Turkey’s Civil Air travel Authority revealed on its Twitter account.
– Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways suspends flights in between Da Nang and Nha Trang to Seoul’s Incheon International Airport, beginning Feb. 26
Assembled by Jagoda Darlak, Tommy Lund and Amy Caren Daniel; Modifying by Arun Koyyur, Sriraj Kalluvila, Robert Birsel
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