South Korea's T'Way Air halts launch of Wuhan flights over virus concerns

South Korean budget airline T'way Air has postponed Tuesday's scheduled launch of a new route to the Chinese city of Wuhan because of rising concern over the spread of a new coronavirus, a company official said. Monday South Korea reported its first confirmed case of the virus from a 35-year-old Chinese national who flew from Wuhan to Seoul Sunday. T'way had been set for the first of its twice-a-week flights from the South Korean main hub of Incheon to Wuhan but canceled its plans because of the outbreak, the company official said. The move came amid spiralling fears over the virus, which could be spread through human contact, with millions of Asians traveling for the Lunar New Year holiday this week. In China, the number of confirmed cases rose to 291 Monday. <br/>