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Airlines and passengers are on guard against a new flu-like virus that originate...

- Airlines and passengers are on guard against a new flu-like virus that originated in Wuhan, China.

During the height of the SARS outbreak in April 2003, passenger demand in Asia plunged 45%, according to the International Air Transport Association . Since 2003, the number of annual air passengers has more than doubled, with China growing to become the world’s largest outbound travel market. “Whether only one secondary market, an entire country or the wider region is impacted is obviously unpredictable and outside of the industry’s control,” said Brendan Sobie, an independent aviation analyst in Singapore.Many airlines, including Korean Air Lines, Singapore Airlines’ budget carrier Scoot, Taiwan’s China Airlines Ltd and Japan’s ANA, announced they were cancelling flights in and out of Wuhan after authorities announced a lockdown.

Wuhan’s Tianhe airport serves around 2% of China’s total air traffic and mainly serves domestic routes. Broker Jefferies estimated 88.8% of overall flights are domestic, with China Southern Airlines Co Ltd holding the largest market share at 30%.Hanatour Service Inc, South Korea’s largest travel agency, said that cancellations of trips to China increased about 20% this week compared to same period last year.

 

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Everyone should wear space suits.

I thought this was going to be an article about safety precautions, not revenue, haha...

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