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| 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
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.
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