Flights to China cancelled due to Coronavirus: which airlines have suspended their flights?

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The suspensions announced by different airlines also vary in time with some flights postponed until the end of April. Here is the list of international airlines that already took action by grounding all or some of their flights to China.

Note that this list excludes some minor Asian airlines (which inevitably were forced to suspend their operations due to official quarantine procedures, governmental restrictions on travel to/from China, or subsequent reductions in passenger traffic) if such air carriers were operating only a few international routes – none of which being considered as significant intercontinental connection.

So which airlines have announced that their flights to China are cancelled?

Europe

Airline	Flights suspended	Suspended until
Aeroflot	Reduced flights to Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong	March 28
Air France	All flights to mainland China	March 16
Austrian Airlines	All flights to mainland China	February 29
British Airways	All flights on London-Beijing and London-Shanghai routes	March 31
Finnair	All flights to mainland China	February 29; Guangzhou route until March 29
Iberia Airlines	All flights on Madrid-Shanghai route	February 29 – April 30
KLM	All flights to mainland China	March 15
Lufthansa	All flights to mainland China (except Beijing and Shanghai)	March 28
SAS	All flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing	February 29
Swiss	All flights to mainland China	March 28
Virgin Atlantic	All flights to Shanghai	March 28

 

Middle East

Airline	Flights suspended	Suspended until
Egyptair	All flights to mainland China	Until further notice
El Al Israel Airlines	All flights to mainland China	March 25
Emirates	All flights to mainland China (except Beijing)	Until further notice
Etihad	All flights to mainland China (except Beijing)	Until further notice
Qatar Airways	All flights to mainland China	February 29 (flights to and from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou) March 31(flights to Hangzhou, Chongqing and Chengdu)
Saudia	All flights to mainland China	Until further notice
Turkish Airlines	All flights to mainland China	February 29

 

Africa

Airline	Flights suspended	Suspended until
Air Tanzania	All flights to mainland China	Until further notice
Kenya Airways	All flights to mainland China	March 28
Rwandair	All flights to mainland China	Until further notice
Royal Air Maroc	All flights to mainland China	Until further notice

 

Asia

Airline	Flights suspended	Suspended until
Air Seoul	All 10 international routes	Until further notice
Asiana Airlines	Thailand, Singapore, Mongolia, Japan, China, Taiwan, Lisbon	Until further notice
All Nippon Airways	All flights to mainland China	Until further notice
Garuda Indonesia	All flights to mainland China	Until further notice
Korean Air	China, Hong Kong, Taiwan	April 25
Lao Airlines	China, South Korea	Until further notice
Lion Air	All flights to mainland China	February 29
Turkmenistan Airlines	All flights on Ashgabat-Beijing route	Until further notice
Scoot	All flights to mainland China	Until further notice
Silk Air	Reduced service	May 2020
Singapore Airlines	Reduced service	May 2020
Vietjet	All flights to mainland China	April 30
Vietnam Airlines	All flights to mainland China	April 30
Hainan Airlines	All flights on Budapest-Chongqing route	March 27

 

North America

Airline	Flights suspended	Suspended until
Air Canada	All flights to Beijing and Shanghai	At least until February 29
American Airlines	All flights to mainland China and Hong Kong	March 27
Delta Airlines	All flights to mainland China	April 30
United Airlines	All flights to mainland China	March 28

 

Oceania

Airline	Flights suspended	Suspended until
Air New Zealand	All flights on Auckland-Shanghai route	March 29
Qantas Airways	All flights on Sydney-Beijing and Sydney-Shanghai route	March 29
Virgin Australia	All flights on Sydney-Hong Kong route	Permanently

 

What should I do if my flight was cancelled?

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak and subsequent government-imposed travel restrictions are considered by (EC) 261/2004 as extraordinary circumstances so your flight was cancelled due to this situation, you are not entitled to disrupted flight compensation even if the cancellation was announced less than two weeks before scheduled departure.

If your flight was cancelled and you were informed about that no less than 14 days before your scheduled departure date, the airline should offer you a full refund or alternative flight – but no additional compensation as defined by (EC) 261/2004. In any case, if the airline won’t get in touch with you immediately after announcing the cancellation, contact the air carrier yourself and ask for the abovementioned assistance due to change in your travel plans.

However, some airlines have honestly stated that some flight suspensions are not directly related to actual travel bans, but rather to decreasing passenger flows. So even if later circumstances could be related to the coronavirus outbreak, it is obvious that such cancellations are made due to air carrier decision – and not because of some force majeure.

This means that if your flight has been cancelled and you were offered an alternative flight or a rerouting option, it is worth checking if there really were any extraordinary circumstances involved. Still not sure if your flight is eligible for disrupted flight compensation? Contact Skycop and we’ll clear it up for you! All you’ll have to do is to fill our claim form now to find out if your flight is eligible for compensation – it’s completely free.

 

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