Here’s which airlines are grounding flights to and from China, and which cruise lines are canceling trips.
U.S. government officials are warning Americans to avoid unnecessary travel to China as the country grapples with a deadly coronavirus outbreak. A growing number of airlines and cruise lines are responding to travel restrictions, and travelers who choose to go to China should be ready for the possibility that the Chinese government could curtail their movements with little warning, U.S. State Department officials said.
“Right now it’s very early in the course for this, so it’s unclear how contagious [this coronavirus] will be with routine public-health measures that China and other countries are applying,” Weisenberg said. Travelers should be aware that China’s government could keep them from entering or leaving parts of Hubei province, which includes capital Wuhan, and “be prepared for travel restrictions to be put into effect with little or no advance notice,” the department added. China has also suspended all overseas tour group and package flight/hotel vacation packages.
Delta Air Lines DAL, -1.44% said it would waive change fees for passengers traveling to, through or from Beijing or Shanghai who made a one-time change to a different flight. Travelers can also cancel their trip and apply the unused value to a future flight for up to a year. A number of Chinese tourist sites have temporarily closed Several top historical and tourist attractions in China, including the Forbidden City, a stretch of the Great Wall of China near Beijing, Shanghai Disney Resort DIS, -1.67%, the National Library of China and the National Museum of China, have closed as officials try to stem the spread of coronavirus, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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