Airlines all over the world are taking precautions in an attempt to curb the spread of swine flu as airline stocks fell worldwide
Airlines all over the world are taking precautions in an attempt to curb the spread of swine flu as airline stocks fell worldwide.
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China has suspended all its flights to the country where more than 300 people have contracted the disease. Chinese health officials have made it very clear to the Mexican authorities that flights would be resumed only when the situation improves. Chinese authorities are also trying to track the co-passengers of the man who stopped at Shanghai before heading to Hong Kong where he was found to have been infected with the virus. While they have quarantined the crew and those passengers they have been able to trace, 11 untraceable passengers are causing anxiety in China.
Cuban government announced that the state-run carrier Cubana Airlines will reduce its number of flights to Mexico.
Canadian carriers WestJet Inc and Transat A.T. have cancelled their flights to Mexico.
The American carrier United Airlines has sent cleaning crews to disinfect every plane that returns from Mexico. The crew will have to wipe every possible surface with the disinfectant that is meant to kill all germs. Continental Airlines, which operates an average of 450 flights every week to Mexico, plans to cut the number of its Mexico seats by half from Monday. US Airways intends to cut down its Mexico flights by 38 per centu00a0 from May 10..
Besides these three airlines, Delta, American Airlines, and Alaska Air Group Inc. have said that they will not charge cancellation fees to passengers who cancel their trips to Mexico.
US vice president Joe Biden stated on a television show that travelling in a confined airplane is likely to increase one's likelihood of contracting the disease and so the Americans should avoid air travel. Airlines were up in protest against Biden as strict regulations imposed by various governments coupled with people's fear about travelling at the time of the epidemic have already caused airlines to incur heavy losses.
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