( Reuters) – Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying service in response to the coronavirus break out.
SUBMIT IMAGE: An attendant using a protective mask guides the flight safety procedures prior to remove of a Vietnam Airlines flight, following a break out of the novel coronavirus, at Danang airport in Danang city, Vietnam February 23,2020 REUTERS/Kham
Below are details (in alphabetical order):
AIRLINES 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 until June 30
– Air Seoul – The South Korean budget plan carrier suspended China flights from Jan. 28 until further notice.
– Air Tanzania – Tanzania’s state-owned provider, which had planned to start charter flights to China in February, delayed its first flights.
– Air Mauritius – Suspended all flights to China and Hong Kong
– Austrian Airline companies – until end-February.
– British Airways – Jan. 29- March31
– Delta Airlines – Feb. 2-April 30
– Egyptair suspended flights on Feb. 1, however on Feb. 20 said 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 carrier extended its suspension of flights from Madrid to Shanghai, its only path, from Feb. 29 up until completion of April.
– JejuAir Co Ltd – Korean airline to suspend all China routes beginning March 1
– Kenya Airways – Jan. 31 till additional notification.
– KLM – Will extend its restriction as much as March 28
– Lion Air – All of February.
– LOT – Extends flight suspension until March 28
– Lufthansa extends China flight cancellations to March 28
– Oman and Saudia, Saudi Arabia’s state airline company, both suspended flights on Feb. 2 until additional notice.
– Qatar Airways – Feb. 1 until further notification.
– Rwandair – Jan. 31 up until more notice.
– Scoot, Singapore Airlines’ affordable carrier – Feb. 8 till further notice.
– United Airlines – Feb. 5-April23 Service to Hong Kong suspended Feb. 8-April23
– Vietjet and Vietnam Airlines – Suspended flights to the mainland in addition to Hong Kong and Macau Feb. 1-April 30, in line with its aviation authority’s instruction.
AIRLINES THAT HAVE CANCELED SOME CHINA FLIGHTS/ROUTES OR CUSTOMIZED SERVICE
– Air Canada – Extended the suspension of its flights to Beijing and Shanghai up until 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 stated on Feb. 9 it will “adjust” flights between China and the United States.
– Air New Zealand – Suspended Auckland-Shanghai service Feb. 9-March29 Decreased capacity on Shanghai route throughout April and Hong Kong route throughout April and May.
– ANA Holdings – Suspended routes including Shanghai and Hong Kong from Feb. 10 till additional notification.
– Cathay Pacific Airways – Plans to cut a 3rd of its capability over the next 2 months, including 90%of flights to mainland China. It has motivated its 27,000 staff members to take three weeks of unpaid leave in a bid to preserve money.
– Emirates and Etihad – The United Arab Emirates, a major international transit hub, suspended flights to and from China, except for Beijing.
– Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has actually suspended flights to Hong Kong until March 28, the airline company said on Feb. 26, pointing out a drop in need.
– The UAE suspended all flights to mainland China, except Beijing, on Feb. 5.
– Finnair – Canceled all flights to mainland China and reduced the variety of flights to Hong Kong up until March28
– Hainan Airlines – Suspended flights between Budapest, Hungary, and Chongqing Feb. 7-March27
– Korean Air Lines Co. – The nationwide flag carrier suspended 8 paths to China and decreased services on 9 Chinese paths in between Feb. 7 and Feb.22
– Philippine Airlines – Cut the variety of flights in between Manila and China by over half.
– Qantas Airways – Suspended direct flights to China from Feb. 1. The Australian national provider halted flights from Sydney to Beijing and Sydney to Shanghai in 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 launched a direct air path with 3 flights weekly between its Casablanca center and Beijing.
– Russia – All Russian airlines, with the exception of national airline Aeroflot, stopped flying to China from Jan.31 Little airline company Ikar will likewise continue flights between Moscow and China. All aircrafts showing up from China will be sent to a different terminal in the Moscow Sheremetyevo airport. Aeroflot reduced the frequency of flights to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou up until Feb.29
– Vistara Airlines makes short-term reduction in flights to and from Bangkok and Singapore.
– Nordic airline SAS – Extended its suspension of flights to Shanghai and Beijing until March29
– Singapore Airlines – Suspended or cut capacity on flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xiamen and Chongqing, a few of which are zipped regional arm SilkAir.
– UPS – Canceled 22 flights to China due to the fact that of the infection and regular manufacturing closures due to the Lunar New Year holiday.
– Virgin Atlantic – Extended its suspension of day-to-day operations to Shanghai till March28
– Virgin Australia – Said it will withdraw from the Sydney-Hong Kong path from March 2 because it was “no longer a practical industrial path” due to growing issues over the virus and civil discontent in Hong Kong.
AIRLINES THAT HAVE MODIFIED SERVICE ON OTHER PATHS
– Asiana Airlines has decided to stop all flights to Daegu up until March 9, while Korean Air Lines will likewise suspend flights until March28
– Air Canada to enable tourists to rebook flights to parts of Italy at no charge.United Airlines adds South Korea to travel waiver list but is not cancelling flights.
– Bahrain civil aviation authority suspends all its flights from Dubai and Sharjah airports for 48 hours.
– British Airways said it would cancel some flights to and from Milan and Seoul as a result of decreased demand due to coronavirus.
– El Al Israel Airlines said 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 likewise postpone releasing a brand-new path to Tokyo from March till April 4.
– Kazakhstan prepares to suspend flights to Iran from March 1 and decrease the number 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 Commission stated on Feb. 24 it had actually stopped 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 aviation authority stopped all flights between the sultanate and Iran.
– Royal Jordanian Airlines has actually suspended flights between Amman and Rome until further notice starting from Feb.26
– Tajikistan has actually suspended all flights to and from Iran until the infection circumstance there stabilizes, the Civil Air travel Agency stated on Feb.24
– Tunisia might suspend some flights to Italy.
– Turkish Airlines extended a cancellation of flights to Iranian cities, with the exception to flights to Tehran, up until March10
– Turkish business flights between Turkey and Iran are suspended until more notice. “The Iranian providers will fly empty to Turkey and be permitted to bring guests destined for Iran. Turkish guests will not be transferred on these flights,” Turkey’s Civil Air travel Authority announced 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
Put Together by Jagoda Darlak, Tommy Lund and Amy Caren Daniel; Modifying by Arun Koyyur, Sriraj Kalluvila, Robert Birsel
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