webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 British Airways suspends all flights to China over coronavirus FILE PHOTO: British Airways aircraft are seen at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways (ICAG.L) has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland China after Britain warned against all but essential travel to the country due to the coronavirus outbreak. BA.com, the airline’s website, shows no direct flights to China are available in January and February. “We apologise to customers for the inconvenience, but the safety of our customers and crew is always our priority,” BA said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. “Customers due to travel to or from China in the coming days can find more information on BA.com.” Britain on Tuesday advised against “all but essential” travel to mainland China due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by Kate Holton) -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-01-29 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiekerjozef Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 First steps to brexit china? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangna Betty Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I would be getting just a tad worried if I lived and worked in China. Escape hatches are closing.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Odysseus123 Posted January 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) The Chinese are just ordinary folk as we are. They will stand their ground as we would do.. Best of luck to all and a speedy recovery from the virus to all of those who are ill. The bell always tolls for thee. Edited January 29, 2020 by Odysseus123 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot123 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, spiekerjozef said: First steps to brexit china? Just a bizarre statement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 It's probably as much a matter of economics as any kind of safety thing. There's not much use in flying virtually empty planes. I burned a ticket to China this week when the trade show I planned to attend was cancelled. Then the city where I have an apartment shut down the long distance buses, casting doubt on whether I could even get home from the Beijing airport 2 hours away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlog Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Swiss, Austrian and Lufthansa also suspended all flights like BA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PumpkinEater Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 The smart airline management concerned for their employees and Country rather than the dollar... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Eat an apple a day is dead, an air line a day keeps the Chinese away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 15 hours ago, impulse said: It's probably as much a matter of economics as any kind of safety thing. There's not much use in flying virtually empty planes. I burned a ticket to China this week when the trade show I planned to attend was cancelled. Then the city where I have an apartment shut down the long distance buses, casting doubt on whether I could even get home from the Beijing airport 2 hours away. Very true 14 hours ago, schlog said: Swiss, Austrian and Lufthansa also suspended all flights like BA. 56 minutes ago, PumpkinEater said: The smart airline management concerned for their employees and Country rather than the dollar... 3 minutes ago, leeneeds said: Eat an apple a day is dead, an air line a day keeps the Chinese away And for the other 3 posts I reacted to: nothing to do with that. But with a negative travel advisory and not enough people on the flights it would be commercially stupid to keep these flights going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 And Thai ?????.... Never $$$$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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