Emirates, one of the world’s biggest international airlines, is suspending all flights to the United States’ airports of New York, New Jersey, also France and Germany due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
In the case of Nigeria, its reason for suspension of flight might be not be unconnected with lack of enough passengers because Abuja had banned travelers from 15 countries into country.
Nigeria, France, Germany flights would be suspended from March 23 until further notice, a company email said.
Flights to New York JFK and New Jersey’s Newark EWR would be suspended from March 24 until further notice, another company email said.
The airline did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
Emirates, which has already suspended dozens of routes, said in the emails it was halting the routes because of the virus epidemic that has shattered global travel demand.
*Reuters
