KLM will cancel all its flights to Milan, Venice and Naples in the coming weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, the Dutch airline said on Wednesday. The Dutch arm of Air France KLM said all flights to Venice’s Marco Polo Airport, Malpensa and Linate in Milan and Naples International Airport would be suspended until April 3. Flights to other destinations in Italy will continue.<br/>
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Delta said Wednesday it was extending the suspension of all flights between the United States and China from April 30 to May 31 due to the coronavirus outbreak. It also extended the suspension for some destinations in South Korea and Japan to the same date and said it will reduce planned capacity by 15%. Delta said it has frozen hiring, offered voluntary leave option to staff and was planning retire older aircraft ahead of time to limit the fallout of a drop in net booking by as much as 25% to 30%.<br/>
A teacher at a Los Angeles area high school has sued Delta following a fuel dump from a Delta jet experiencing engine trouble after departing Los Angeles International airport in January. The teacher at Pioneer High School claims in the suit she was “involuntarily coated with jet fuel which penetrated her skin, mouth and nose” during the incident on 14 January. “As a result, she experienced an allergic reaction, causing swelling and irritation to her throat and upper respiratory system,” the McNicholas & McNicholas law firm writes in a statement on 11 March. “In addition to the physical damage caused by the Delta pilot’s negligence, the plaintiff suffered severe emotional distress from the knowledge and fear that she may now be at risk for long-term health issues – including cancer – as a result of this toxic exposure.” The firm did not quantify the amount of the lawsuit.<br/>