China Air Blockade: Which Countries Have Stopped Flights?
Because of the fear of the spread of the coronavirus nCov2019, many countries refuse to fly to the country. China.
Australia has banned foreigners who have recently visited China. Qantas Airways Ltd. will not fly into the country from 9 February 2020.
The UK has suspended indefinitely flights to Beijing and Shanghai a/k British Airways, and flights to Shanghai a/k Virgin Atlantic frozen from 1 February. The Foreign Office is asking the British to leave China, but at their own expense.
Vietnam bans flights to China and does not accept Chinese workers who were planning to return after the Eastern New Year.
Germany has frozen Lufthansa flights to China until February 9.
Israel has banned all foreigners who have visited China and suspended flights to Beijing until March 25.
India is suspending Indi Go flights to China and banning Chinese citizens and foreigners who have recently visited China from entering its territory.
Spain is suspending Iberia Airways flights to Shanghai until the end of February.
Italy has imposed a ban on air communication with China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan until the end of April.
Canada advises citizens not to travel to China. Flights to Beijing and Shanghai a/k Air Canada have been suspended until February 29.
Kenya has suspended flights to Guangzhou.
Mongolia completely closed the border with China, and stopped air traffic with China until March 2.
Morocco has suspended direct flights to China by Royal Air Maroc until February 29.
New Zealand has banned foreigners who have recently been to China and will suspend flights to Shanghai from February 18 to March 31.
Qatar has suspended flights with China from February 3 to Qatar Airways.
The DPRK closed the border with China on January 22 and stopped all transport links between the two countries.
Oman and Rwanda pause flights to China.
Tanzania does not fly to China until the end of February.
Turkey has suspended flights to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xi'an until February 9.
Finland canceled flights to mainland China from 6 to 29 February.
The Philippines has banned its citizens from traveling to China and banned foreigners who have recently visited China, including Hong Kong and Macau.
France asks citizens not to visit China and stops flights with China on the wings of Air France until February 9.
Egypt halted flights to mainland China, but maintained air links with Hangzhou, Beijing, and Guangzhou.
Hong Kong has closed access for residents of Hubei province, but has not stopped communication with China. Until March, flights to mainland China and Cathay Pacific will be paused.
Indonesia restricts flights to China from February 3 - the ban applies to foreign airlines, and Garuda Indonesia continues to fly to Hong Kong.
The Netherlands stopped flights to some cities of China, but kept the flight to Shanghai.
Pakistan has suspended flights to Wuhan and Hubei, but maintains other options for flights to mainland China.
Russia has stopped visa-free travel with China, banned the hiring of foreign workers from China, and restricted air traffic with China.
Singapore has imposed an entry ban on foreigners who have visited mainland China in the past 14 days and suspended visas issued to Chinese citizens. Singapore Airlines and Silk Air also fly to mainland China.
The United States puts on pause air communication with China on January 31 and prohibits entry of foreigners who visited China. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines Group Inc. canceled flights to China until the end of April, and United Airlines canceled flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu from February 6 to March 28.
Taiwan has restricted the admission of Chinese citizens from Hubei Province, Guangdong Province. Until the end of February, Mandarin Airlines stopped flights only to Wuhan.
South Korea has banned foreigners who have visited Hubei province in the past two weeks. Flights with Wuhan are suspended until February 22 in Korean Air and between Incheon and the cities of Zhangjiajie and Lin, and Air Seoul indefinitely.
Japan has not closed air traffic with China, but has banned entry to the country residents of Hubei province, and foreigners from there.
Source: atorus