United Airways planes, together with a Boeing 737 MAX 9 mannequin, are pictured at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, March 18
United Airways planes, together with a Boeing 737 MAX 9 mannequin, are pictured at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, March 18, 2019.
Loren Elliott | Reuters
Coronavirus is not simply hitting China journey. Barcelona journeys are additionally feeling the impression.
United Airlines on Thursday stated it should reduce its flights to Barcelona after the Cellular World Congress — the world’s largest telecommunications commerce present — was canceled due to the virus. The annual occasion, which was scheduled for later this month, drew some 100,000 folks final 12 months.
The service had constructed up service for the occasion, including two nonstops and utilizing bigger plane. It is a part of a development amongst airways to chase customers willing to pay high prices for particular conferences such because the Shopper Electronics Present in Las Vegas, political occasions and sports activities, with extra, focused service.
United stated it could present a full refund to vacationers who do not wish to journey to Barcelona as a result of the occasion was canceled and that it’ll waive cancellation charges.
United had added 4 round-trips between San Francisco and Barcelona for the occasion, and it’ll cancel two of them — leaving on Feb. 26 and Feb. 27 — and use smaller plane for the others. It would additionally use smaller planes on routes from San Francisco and Newark to Barcelona than it had beforehand deliberate.