Coronavirus out-break: Indonesia's Lion Air to suspend all flights from China from Feb

Indonesian airlines Lion Air Group recently anunced that it will suspend all its flights to China from next month onwards. anuncement comes amid escalating dre of Coronavirus which has claimed lives of 132 and infected over 6000 people across China. 

Alrey suspended six routes

Jakarta based airlines has alrey suspended six flight routes from numerous Indonesian cities to China and is expected to suspend remaining from February. According to Indonesian Foreign Ministry, 243 Indonesians are currently in Hubei, with 100 of m are in Wuhan. Chinese authorities have quarantined province and banned travel into and out of region. Several Indonesian students have alrey expressed ir desire to return home, international media reported. 

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Meanwhile, India’s IndiGo airlines said on Wednesday that due to vel coronavirus outbreak in China, it has decided to suspend its flights on Bengaluru-Hong Kong route from February 1 onward and on Delhi-Chengdu route from February 1 to February 20. low-cost carrier said that for w, it will continue to operate Kolkata-Guangzhou flight which it is "monitoring on a daily basis".

"Due to China travel restrictions, we have seen a high number of cancellations from China on our Delhi-Chengdu route and vice versa. refore, we are suspending our flights between Delhi and Chengdu from February 01, 2020 until February 20, 2020. We are also suspending our Bengaluru- Hong Kong flight effective February 01, 2020," airline said in a statement.

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In US, White House has been holding daily meetings about deteriorating situation in China, reported International media. White House has also considered that flights in and out of China are a real source of concern and could possibly contribute to spreing of infection. For w, White House has decided against suspending flight to country. Airlines across world have alrey reduced flights to China amid growing fears of infection.