Finnair cancels some China flights as virus fears spread

Finnair said it would suspend its routes to Nanjing and Beijing's Daxing airport until the end of March, the first European airline to cancel flights to mainland China amid growing fears about the spread of a new flu-like virus. The move comes after Beijing suspended international group travel from the country as a part of its efforts to control the outbreak of the coronavirus, the airline said. Tuesday, the death toll rose to 106 people. It will affect the airline's 3 weekly flights between Helsinki and the Chinese capital Beijing and 2 weekly routes to Nanjing in Jiangsu province. They have a higher proportion of group travellers on them than its other routes. It estimated that the direct financial impact of group cancellations, ticket refunds and flight cancellations for February will be moderate. <br/>