British Airways cancels 12 flights to New York as coronavirus hits demand

British Airways on Monday stated it was once cancelling some flights from London to the US to fit decreased demand for flying due to the have an effect on of a brand new coronavirus on client sentiment.

BA proprietor IAG remaining week stated that the unfold of the virus would hit income this yr however it will now not inform by means of how a lot as the outbreak forces airways to scale back services and products.

“To compare decreased demand due to the ongoing coronavirus factor, we’re merging numerous flights between March 16 and March 28,” the airline stated in a observation.

We can be contacting consumers on cancelled flights so we will talk about their trip choices, together with rebooking onto different carriers the place imaginable, complete refunds or reserving with BA for a later date of trip.”

The cancellations impact twelve flights from Heathrow to New York’s JFK airport over the duration.

The airline has in the past cancelled flights to mainland China and a few flights to and from Italy, Singapore and South Korea due to the outbreak.

On Monday, the airline stated it was once additionally cancelling some extra short-haul flights to Italy, as neatly as to France, Germany and different Eu locations which are served from London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Town airports.

The transfer impacts 171 brief haul roundtrip flights from Heathrow, seven from Gatwick and 26 from London Town.

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