Airlines suspend China flights amid coronavirus outbreak

A growing number of airlines worldwide are suspending or reducing flights to China due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Air France has suspended flights to Wuhan and will also suspend services to Beijing and Shanghai.

Air India is suspending its Mumbai-New Delhi-Shanghai route and reducing flights to Hong Kong.

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

British Airways has suspended all flights to and from mainland China, aligning with UK government advice.

Cathay Pacific will reduce capacity by 50 percent or more on its routes to mainland China through March.

Delta Air Lines is temporarily halving its weekly flights to China due to significantly reduced customer demand.

Lufthansa and its subsidiaries Swiss and Austrian Airlines are cancelling flights to mainland China until February 9.

The epidemic has killed 170 people, infected more than 7,000 worldwide including at least 80 outside China, Macau and Hong Kong, and spread to some 15 countries.

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.