The Singapore government has enhanced efforts to prevent the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus by preventing all passengers who have traveled to China in the last two weeks from entering the country, regardless of nationality.
The aviation industry must continue to learn from past lessons and work together to curb the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Andrew Herdman said as many airlines move to suspend flights to Chinese cities.
By Adrian Schofield, Chen Chuanren, Polina Montag-Girmes, Helen Massy-Beresford, Ben Goldstein
An increasing number of airlines across the world are making major operational changes in response to the effects of the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak that began in Wuhan, China.
By Chen Chuanren, Helen Massy-Beresford, Sean Broderick, Ben Goldstein
British Airways (BA) announced Jan. 29 that it will suspend all direct flights to China, effective immediately, after the Foreign Office urged all Britons to cancel any nonessential trips to China as the novel coronavirus outbreak expands.
United Airlines announced on Jan. 28 it will temporarily suspend some flights between China and Hong Kong and several of its large U.S. hub cities, citing a “significant decline in demand for travel to China” as a result of the spread of a deadly coronavirus in the country.
By Chen Chuanren, Kurt Hofmann, Helen Massy-Beresford, Sean Broderick
Governments around the globe are planning special charter flights to repatriate their citizens from Wuhan, China, as the city lockdown nears its first full week.
EASA has published a bulletin giving guidance on how airlines and airport operators can limit the risk of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections spreading on flights, among crew members and in spaces they control.
As part of efforts to curb the Wuhan coronavirus, the Chinese central government has begun to isolate the city and close all public transport nodes, including airports and train stations.
The Chinese health authority has reported a threefold spike in confirmed cases of the Wuhan pneumonia, now known as the Wuhan coronavirus, prompting tighter actions from air travel stakeholders around the globe.
