Major Airlines Are Dropping Flights To Hong Kong And China Due To The Spread Of The Wuhan Coronavirus

SCMP: China coronavirus: major airlines pull plug on services to Hong Kong and mainland as US considers stopping all flights

* Lufthansa, British Airways and Lion Air cancel all flights to mainland while host of other carriers reduce services
* United Airlines among those cutting Hong Kong route as virus death toll climbs

China was becoming increasingly isolated on Wednesday as major airlines rushed to pull flights to the mainland, while the death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus continued to grow.

More than 130 people are now known to have died from the disease and the number of people infected in China has risen above 6,000, a higher figure than the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) epidemic in 2003.

The Lufthansa Group, British Airways, and Indonesia’s Lion Air Group have cancelled all flights to the mainland, while the likes of United Airlines, American Airlines, Air Canada, IndiGo, Finnair, and Jetstar Asia have drastically reduced their services.

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