Emirates suspends flights to more cities over coronavirus fears, closing routes to 111 destinations

Emirates suspends flights to more cities over coronavirus fears, closing routes to 111 destinations
The airline normally serves 159 destinations.
Short Url
Updated 22 March 2020
Follow

Emirates suspends flights to more cities over coronavirus fears, closing routes to 111 destinations

Emirates suspends flights to more cities over coronavirus fears, closing routes to 111 destinations
  • The latest suspensions by the Dubai carrier take the total closed routes to 111

DUBAI: Emirates airline have announced more flight cancellations, including routes to major cities such as New York, Melbourne and Moscow, to curb the further spread of COVID-19.

The latest suspensions by the Dubai carrier take the total closed routes to 111. The airline normally serves 159 destinations.

“In response to the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak around the world, Emirates is taking extra steps that go above and beyond industry and regulatory requirements to ensure our customers' health and comfort,” the company said in a statement.

Emirates said flights to some destinations would be suspended for up to three months while others, including to Paris, Frankfurt and Islamabad were stopped “until further notice.”