Airlines
Airlines Move To Adjust Schedules Amid Virus Scare
Wuhan International Airport saw more than 400 scheduled flights canceled on Thursday.
China Southern Airlines axed all service into Wuhan on Thursday amid the virus scare that prompted the Chinese government to quarantine the city. (Photo: Airbus)
China Southern Airlines axed all service into Wuhan on Thursday amid the virus scare that prompted the Chinese government to quarantine the city. (Photo: Airbus)

Airlines canceled more than 400 flights to and from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport at their discretion on Thursday, as Chinese authorities moved to partially quarantine the central city of Wuhan amid mounting fears about the spread of a flu-like virus that has claimed 18 lives and sickened 645. China Southern, the country’s largest carrier, axed all inbound flights, Shandong Airlines suspended all of its flights, while China Eastern Airlines and Air China canceled several and adjusted others. Meanwhile, airplanes bound for Tokyo, Paris, Anchorage, Rome, Singapore, Bangkok, and Sihanoukville, Cambodia, departed Thursday morning without incident.


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