Following the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has spread across over 20 other countries, some airlines around the world have suspended flights to and from China.

According to CNN, this move by the airlines is in a bid to help reduce the spread of the deadly airborne virus. This has severely disrupted travel by tourists and business executives in one of the world’s busiest aviation markets, the report adds.

See the list of some major airlines that have suspended or reduced their flights to and from China:

 

North America

American Airlines

United Airlines

Delta

Air Canada

 

Asia and Oceania

Air Asia

All Nippon

Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon

Japan Airlines

Korean Air

Singapore Airlines and SilkAir

Qantas

Air New Zealand

Europe and the Middle East

Air France

British Airways

Virgin Atlantic

Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Etihad

Emirates

Qatar Airways

Finnair

KLM

Iberia