AirCargoNews:
The air cargo industry is bracing itself for the impact of measures taken to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus in China.
Overnight, British Airways announced that it would suspend all direct flights to and from mainland China, with others expected to follow.
United Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Air Canada are amongst the other airlines that had already announced plans to reduce flight numbers.
Meanwhile, the Chinese government has extended the New Year holiday – a time when production in the country comes to a halt – by at least three days, until February 3.
Businesses in the Guangdong province, which includes Shanghai, have been ordered to remain closed through to February 10.
And the vast majority of flights into and out of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, were stopped last week.
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