Coronavirus costs Vietnamese airlines $430 million in lost revenue
The coronavirus has cost Vietnamese airlines about 10t dong ($430m) so far in lost revenues following travel curbs between Vietnam and China, the government said Wednesday. Vietnam declared a public health emergency over the epidemic on Feb. 1 and banned all flights to and from China. The ban would affect about 400,000 passengers a month, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said. The number of passengers on all international flights fell 14.1% during the first week of February from a year earlier, it added. Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Aviation and Jetstar Pacific Airlines conduct commercial flights on 72 routes between Vietnam and China.<br/>
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Coronavirus costs Vietnamese airlines $430 million in lost revenue
The coronavirus has cost Vietnamese airlines about 10t dong ($430m) so far in lost revenues following travel curbs between Vietnam and China, the government said Wednesday. Vietnam declared a public health emergency over the epidemic on Feb. 1 and banned all flights to and from China. The ban would affect about 400,000 passengers a month, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said. The number of passengers on all international flights fell 14.1% during the first week of February from a year earlier, it added. Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Aviation and Jetstar Pacific Airlines conduct commercial flights on 72 routes between Vietnam and China.<br/>
