British Airways Suspends All Flights To China As Repatriations Begin

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Credit: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
British Airways (BA) announced Jan. 29 that it will suspend all direct flights to China, effective immediately, after the Foreign Office urged all Britons to cancel any nonessential trips to China as the novel coronavirus outbreak expands. While flights are initially suspended until Feb. 3, no...
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