Coronavirus scare: Complete list of airlines suspending flights

Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying service in due to the coronavirus outbreak in China. Over 20 airlines have cancelled all flights to and from mainland China whereas more than 15 carriers have cancelled some China flights and routes. The virus has spread to over 40 countries owing to which several airlines have modified services on other routes as well.

Here is the complete list of airlines suspending flights:

Airlines that have cancelled all flights to mainland China

1. American Airlines has extended its suspension of China and Hong Kong flights through April 24.

2. Air France said on February 6 that it would suspend flights to and from mainland China for much of March.

3. Air India has suspended flights to Shanghai and Hong Kong until June 30.

4. Air Seoul, the South Korean budget carrier has suspended China flights from January 28 until further notice.

5. Air Tanzania, Tanzania's state-owned carrier, which had planned to begin charter flights to China in February postponed its maiden flights.

6. Air Mauritius has suspended all flights to China and Hong Kong.

7. Austrian Airlines has suspended flights to mainland China until end-February.

8. British Airways cancelled flights to mainland China from January 29 to March 31.

9. Delta Airlines suspended China flights from February 2 to April 30.

10. Egyptair suspended flights on February 1, but on February 20 it said it would resume some flights to and from China starting next week.

11. El Al Israel Airlines said on February 12 that it would suspend its Hong Kong flights until March 20 and reduce its daily flights to Bangkok. It suspended flights to Beijing from January 30 to March 25 following a health ministry directive.

12. Iberia Airlines, the Spanish carrier extended its suspension of flights from Madrid to Shanghai, its only route, from February 29 until the end of April.

13. JejuAir Co Ltd, Korean airline to suspend all China routes starting March 1.

14. Kenya Airways cancelled China flights o January 31 until further notice.

15. Netherlands' KLM has extended its ban up to March 28.

16. Lion Air's flight to China will continue for all of February.

17. LOT Polish airlines extended its flight suspension until March 28.

18. Oman and Saudia, Saudi Arabia's state airlines, both suspended flights on February 2 until further notice.

19. Qatar Airways suspended China flights on February 1 until further notice.

20. RwandAir suspended flights to and from China on January 31 until further notice

21. Scoot, Singapore Airlines' low-cost carrier suspended China flights on February 8 until further notice.

22. United Airlines's cancelled its flights to mainland China from February 5 to April 23. Its service to Hong Kong will remain suspended till April 23.

23. Vietjet and Vietnam Airlines suspended flights to the mainland China as well as Hong Kong and Macau from February 1 to April 30, in line with its aviation authority's directive.

Airlines that have cancelled some China flights/routes or modified service

1. Air Canada extended the suspension of its flights to Beijing and Shanghai until March 27. It also suspended its Toronto to Hong Kong flights from March 1 to March 27, but its Vancouver to Hong Kong route remains active.

2. Air China said on February 12 it will cancel flights to Athens, Greece, from February 17 to March 18. The state carrier said on February 9 that it will "adjust" flights between China and the United States.

3. Air New Zealand suspended Auckland-Shanghai service from February 9 to March 29. Reduced capacity on Shanghai route throughout April and Hong Kong route throughout April and May.

4. ANA Holdings suspended routes including Shanghai and Hong Kong from February 10 until further notice.

5. Cathay Pacific Airways plans to cut a third of its capacity over the next two months, including 90% of flights to mainland China. It has encouraged its 27,000 employees to take three weeks of unpaid leave in a bid to preserve cash.

6. Emirates and Etihad - The United Arab Emirates, a major international transit hub, suspended flights to and from China, except for Beijing.

7. Finnair cancelled all flights to mainland China and decreased the number of flights to Hong Kong until March 28.

8. Hainan Airlines suspended flights between Budapest, Hungary, and Chongqing from February 7 to March 27.

9. Korean Air Lines Co, the national flag carrier suspended eight routes to China and reduced services on nine Chinese routes between February 7 and 22.

10. Philippine Airlines has cut the number of flights between Manila and China by over half.

11. Qantas Airways suspended direct flights to China from February 1. The Australian national carrier halted flights from Sydney to Beijing and Sydney to Shanghai between February 9 to March 29.

12. Royal Air Maroc, the Moroccan airline suspended direct flights to China between January 31 to February 29. On January 16, it had launched a direct air route with three flights weekly between its Casablanca hub and Beijing.

13. All Russian airlines, with the exception of national airline Aeroflot, stopped flying to China from January 31. Small airline Ikar will also continue flights between Moscow and China. All planes arriving from China will be sent to a separate terminal in the Moscow Sheremetyevo airport. Aeroflot reduced the frequency of flights to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou until February 29.

14. Vistara Airlines has made temporary reduction in flights to and from Bangkok and Singapore.

15. Nordic airline SAS has extended its suspension of flights to Shanghai and Beijing until March 29.

16. Singapore Airlines suspended or cut capacity on flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xiamen and Chongqing, some of which are flown by regional arm SilkAir.

17. UPS, American cargo airline, cancelled 22 flights to China because of the virus and normal manufacturing closures due to the Lunar New Year holiday.

18. Virgin Atlantic extended its suspension of daily operations to Shanghai until March 28.

19. Virgin Australia said it will withdraw from the Sydney-Hong Kong route from March 2 because it was "no longer a viable commercial route" due to growing concerns over the virus and civil unrest in Hong Kong.

Airlines that have modified service on other routes

1. Air Canada will allow travellers to rebook flights to parts of Italy at no charge.

2. United Airlines has added South Korea to travel waiver list but is not cancelling flights.

3. Asiana Airlines has decided to halt all flights to Daegu until March 9, while Korean Air Lines will also suspend flights until March 28.

4. Bahrain civil aviation authority suspends all its flights from Dubai and Sharjah airports for 48 hours.

5. Kuwait's civil aviation authority halted all its flights to and from South Korea, Thailand, and Italy. Kuwait had earlier suspended all its flights to and from Iraq.

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