Coronavirus disrupts 65% of Korean airlines' China routes

The outbreak and spread of a deadly new coronavirus has disrupted 65 percent of South Korean airlines' flight services to China, industry sources said Tuesday. As of Monday, industry leader Korean Air Lines and seven other carriers have temporarily suspended 41 out of their 100 routes to the neighboring country due to the coronavirus scare. The airlines have also decided to reduce flights on 24 routes to Chinese cities, including the capital Beijing. Korean Air, the country's national flag carrier, recently decided to suspend eight out of its 31 Chinese routes, while cutting flights on 14 routes. Asiana Airlines has suspended four routes and cut flights on eight routes. Three South Korean low-cost carriers ― Air Seoul, Eastar Jet and Jin Air ― have suspended a combined 11 routes to China. Another budget carrier, Air Busan, has decided to suspend seven out of its nine routes to China, while reducing flights on one route. Jeju Air has suspended all seven routes to China temporarily, with T'way halting five out of six routes.<br/>