Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Air Seoul suspends all flights to China amid deadly virus outbreak
Air Seoul will suspend all flights to China due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country. Korea Times file
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
Air Seoul, a Korean budget carrier, said Tuesday it will suspend all flights to China due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country.
Air Seoul, which operates the Zhangjiajie and Liny routes from Incheon, said it made the decision amid growing fears of the virus that has so far killed 106 people in China and infected more than 4,500 around the world.
Customers who have bought tickets to either of the destinations since Jan. 24 can cancel their trips without additional charge, the company said.
“We have received a lot of calls since the outbreak of the disease,” an Air Seoul official said.
Other Korean airlines are suspending services to China.
Jeju Air said it will halt the Busan-Zhangjiajie and Muan-Zhangjiajie services later this week.
Eastar Jet will also stop servicing the Cheongju-Zhangjiajie route from Thursday for a month. The company said it is mulling whether it should suspend flights to other Chinese cities.