3 US airlines are canceling flights to global destinations outside of China as coronavirus spreads — here's the list

Thomas Pallini

February 28, 2020 6:37 PM

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Delta Air Lines

US airlines are cutting services to Asian cities outside of China as coronavirus spreads across national boundaries.
Delta Air Lines and Hawaiian Airlines were the first to suspend routes and reduce frequencies to Seoul, South Korea.
United Airlines announced Friday it would suspend certain routes to Tokyo while reducing frequencies and downgrading planes on other routes to Asian cities.
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As the novel coronavirus continues to show little regard for international borders, US airlines are beginning to greatly scale back their services abroad.

While all US carriers have pulled back from China including the mainland and Hong Kong, airlines are now beginning to cut services on routes that don't touch Chinese territory .

Delta Air Lines started the trend when it suspended service between Minneapolis and Seoul while reducing frequencies from its other Asian gateways in the US. Hawaiian Airlines came soon after, suspending its Honolulu-Seoul route until the end of April.

With low demand greatly affecting international travel, air routes to non-affected countries are slowly starting to be impacted with service suspensions, reduced frequencies, or downgraded aircraft.

Here's the list of airlines minimizing their global footprint in the wake of the expanded coronavirus outbreak in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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