Adds particulars on variety of flights, background BEIJING,
Adds particulars on variety of flights, background
BEIJING, Dec 24 (Reuters) – China will droop direct flights to and from the UK indefinitely over fears of a brand new pressure of the coronavirus, Wang Wenbin, a overseas ministry spokesman stated on Thursday.
“After a lot consideration, China has determined to take reference from different nations and droop flights to and from UK,” Wang instructed reporters at a each day briefing.
“China will intently monitor related developments and dynamically modify management measures relying on the scenario,” Wang stated.
Nations throughout the globe are shutting their borders to Britain after the emergence of a extremely infectious new coronavirus pressure.
There are at present eight weekly flights between mainland China and the UK, in keeping with aviation information supplier Variflight, together with one every by Air China 601111.SS, China Japanese Airways 600115.SS and China Southern Airways 600029.SS.
British Airways operates two flights per week from London to Shanghai.
(Reporting by Yew Lun Tian and Stella Qiu; Enhancing by Christian Schmollinger and Tom Hogue)
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