China Shuts All Hubei Airports, Limits Tourism As Viral Outbreak Spreads

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Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
Credit: Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
BEIJING, AUCKLAND and LONDON—China has closed all airports in Hubei, the central province worst hit by a contagious and deadly virus emanating from its capital, Wuhan. The government has also banned sales of group tours and flight-hotel packages as part of its effort to contain the viral outbreak...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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