Energy News  
EPIDEMICS
Airlines halt, reduce China flights
by Staff Writers
Paris (AFP) Jan 29, 2020

A number of airlines say they are halting or reducing flights to China as the country struggles to contain the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus sweeping the country.

China has advised its citizens to postpone trips abroad and cancelled overseas group tours, while several countries have urged their citizens to avoid travel to China if possible.

The epidemic has killed 132 people, infected more than 6,000 worldwide, and spread to some 15 countries.

The following is a list of airlines that have announced changes:

- Air France -

Air France suspended its three weekly flights to Wuhan on January 24. It said Wednesday that flights to Beijing and Shanghai would be suspended from Friday.

- Air India -

Air India announced Wednesday that it was suspending service on its Mumbai-New Delhi-Shanghai route effectively January 31, and through February 14.

The flag carrier also said it would reduce the number of flights from Delhi to Hong Kong for the next two weeks.

- Air KBZ -

This Myanmar-based airline has confirmed it will halt flights to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou from February 1.

- American Airlines -

American Airlines said it will suspend flights from Los Angeles to Beijing and Shanghai from February 9 through March 27.

Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Beijing and Shanghai have been maintained, the US carrier said.

- British Airways -

British Airways said it had suspended all flights to and from mainland China. The airline flies daily from London's Heathrow airport to Shanghai and Beijing.

The airline said it had taken the move following UK government advice against all but essential travel to China.

- Cathay Pacific -

The Hong Kong-based carrier said it would progressively reduce capacity by 50 percent or more on its routes to mainland China from Thursday through to the end of March.

The reduction concerns both Cathay Pacific and its Cathay Dragon subsidiary.

- Delta -

Delta Air Lines said it was temporarily halving the number of weekly flights connecting the US and China due to "significantly reduced customer demand" -- from 42 to about 21 per week.

The new schedule will be in effect from February 6 through April 30.

- Finnair -

Finnair, which offers many connections between Europe and Asia, said it would suspend some flights beginning February 5 through most of March after group travel from China was halted.

For the moment, it will continue daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai, two daily flights to Hong Kong, and two flights a week to Guangzhou.

- Iberia -

Iberia announced the suspension of its flight to Shanghai, the only flight they have to China, from Friday.

- Kazakhstan -

Kazakhstan says it will halt all transport links with China, beginning with road transport on February 1 and flights from February 3.

- KLM -

From Thursday, KLM will suspend its direct flights to Chengdu and Hangzhou and reduce the number of weekly flights to Shanghai from 11 to seven.

From Friday, it will suspend direct flights to Xiamen.

- Lion Air -

Indonesia's Lion Air Group, Southeast Asia's biggest carrier by fleet size, said Wednesday it would halt all flights to and from China.

The suspension, which affects routes to 15 different Chinese cities, takes effect from February 1 until further notice.

Indonesia attracts more than one million Chinese tourists annually and hosts tens of thousands of guest workers.

- Lufthansa -

German flag carrier Lufthansa is cancelling flights to mainland China until February 9.

The Lufthansa group, one of Europe's largest airline companies, said the decision also applied to flights run by its subsidiaries Swiss and Austrian Airlines.

Each of the carriers will fly to their respective destinations in China "one last time" to give passengers and crew "the opportunity to return to Germany, Switzerland and Austria", the group said in a statement.

The Lufthansa group normally operates 73 connections to and from mainland China a week, mainly to Beijing and Shanghai.

- Myanmar Airways International -

MAI has announced a suspension effective from Friday for charter flights to 10 Chinese cities and was allowing passengers booked on its regular service to Guangzhou to change their travel plans without charge.

- Myanmar National Airlines -

MNA has said it will halt flights to Hong Kong and Chengdu from Saturday.

- SkyUp Airlines -

The low-cost Ukrainian airline said it will halt charter services to China's resort island of Hainan until March 28.

- Ukraine International Airlines -

UIA said it would halt services to Hainan until February 24.

- United Airlines -

US carrier United Airlines said it will trim its services to China from the United States in light of reduced demand in the wake of a US travel warning urging Americans to reconsider non-essential travel.

United said certain flights to Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai beginning February 1 through February 8 from three US cities were affected.

- Urals Airlines -

Russia's Urals Airlines, which had already suspended flights to several destinations in China, said Wednesday it was cutting some services to Europe popular with Chinese tourists, including Paris and Rome, because of the outbreak.

Some airlines say that for the moment they are not adjusting their operations to China, including SAS and Virgin Atlantic.

burs-bmm/pvh-sst/pvh

FINNAIR

UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS

SAS

DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG

IAG - INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES GROUP

AIR FRANCE-KLM

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS


Related Links
Epidemics on Earth - Bird Flu, HIV/AIDS, Ebola


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


EPIDEMICS
Foreigners flown out of China virus epicentre, death toll hits 132
Wuhan, China (AFP) Jan 29, 2020
Hundreds of Americans and Japanese escaped the quarantined Chinese city at the centre of a viral epidemic aboard charter flights on Wednesday, as the death toll soared to 132 and confirmed infections neared 6,000. The scale of the deepening crisis was emphasised with the new infection number on the Chinese mainland exceeding that of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2002-03. SARS, another respiratory virus transmitted between people, went on to claim nearly 800 lives aroun ... read more

Comment using your Disqus, Facebook, Google or Twitter login.



Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

EPIDEMICS
ECB's Lagarde warns of 'danger of doing nothing' on climate

Climate crisis spawns high tide of greenwashing

Thunberg, Trump to offer competing visions at climate-focused Davos

Global resource consumption tops 100 bn tonnes for first time

EPIDEMICS
A new stretchable battery can power wearable electronics

MTU engineers examine lithium battery defects

Nuclear waste turned into 'near-infinite powerful' batteries to potentially boost spacecraft might

Less may be more in next-gen batteries

EPIDEMICS
UK looks to offshore wind for green energy transition

Britain's green energy sector brightens: survey data

Consider marine life when implementing offshore renewable power

Supporting structures of wind turbines contribute to wind farm blockage effect

EPIDEMICS
Gantner supplied solutions for more than 1 GW solar in 2019

For cheaper solar cells, thinner really is better

Duke Energy Florida announces 2 new solar power plants, 2 others completed

Researchers advance solar material production

EPIDEMICS
Deep Isolation shares its nuclear waste disposal solution

Current model for storing nuclear waste is incomplete

Stress relieving heat treatment processes: Framatome continues its works

GE Hitachi and TerraPower collaborate for versatile test reactor program

EPIDEMICS
Ecofriendly catalyst for converting methane into useful gases using light instead of heat

Principles for a green chemistry future

Acetone plus light creates a green jet fuel additive

Commercial operations achieved at two UK Wheelabrator Technologies waste-to-energy facilities

EPIDEMICS
Instant hydrogen production for powering fuel cells

Yemen rebels claim attacks on Saudi oil facilities

G20 funds fossil fuels $30 bn a year under the radar: analysis

New technology promises on-the-spot hydrogen fuel production

EPIDEMICS
UK newspaper Guardian bans fossil fuel adverts

Hundreds of Amazon employees criticize firm's climate stance

UN agency hails finding on climate refugees

Mapping the path of climate change









The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.