Major airlines in Asia Significant decrease in number of passenger flights April 4 at 4:10
Major airlines in Asia have been forced to stop operating on most passenger flights due to measures to restrict the movement of people around the world to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. It has become.
Among them, Cathay Pacific, a Hong Kong-based company, announced on Tuesday that it will cancel approximately 97% of its scheduled passenger flights this month, including its Cathay Dragon subsidiary.
Cathay Pacific has links to more than 100 cities around the world as a group and operates nine airports in Japan, including New Chitose in Hokkaido. It is to operate three times.
Hong Kong International Airport will close one of its two runways for the time being from 8th of this month.
Hong Kong International Airport is one of the leading hub airports in Asia with more than 1,000 daily take-offs and landings. Has been detained.
In addition, Thai Airways has announced that it will suspend all international passenger flights from this month to 31st of this month, and will also operate domestic flights only with its subsidiary Thai Smile.
In addition, Singapore Airlines, along with its two affiliates, is expected to cease operations by 96% by the end of this month, greatly affecting Asian aviation giants.