U.S. Airlines Review Routes as Outbreak Spreads
February 26 2020 - 2:24PM
Dow Jones News
By Alison Sider
U.S. carriers have stopped flying to mainland China and Hong
Kong, and they have started to review their operations in other
areas where the virus has spread. Delta Air Lines Inc., United
Airlines Holdings Inc. and American Airlines Group Inc. are waiving
fees to change scheduled travel to Seoul-Incheon, South Korea.
Delta is also waiving fees to change flights to Bologna, Milan and
Venice, Italy.
Delta Air Lines Inc. on Wednesday said it would cut back on
flying between the U.S. and South Korea. It is suspending service
there from Minneapolis/St. Paul and cutting back on the number of
weekly flights between Seoul and Atlanta, Detroit and Seattle. The
airline is also delaying the launch of a new flight between Seoul
and Manila.
A drop in fuel prices is helping to blunt the virus's financial
impact on U.S. carriers. Some U.S. airlines have said they'll look
for ways to put their bigger jets to work serving domestic markets
when demand is high, such as during spring break. Others are
accelerating maintenance works.
United Airlines Holdings Inc. said earlier this week that while
the lower fuel prices and a new credit card deal will shore up its
earnings during the first quarter, it can no longer guarantee it
will hit profit targets this year given the virus's uncertain
trajectory. The airline said it had seen a 100% drop in demand for
service to China and a 75% decrease in demand on other
trans-Pacific routes.
Write to Alison Sider at alison.sider@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 26, 2020 14:09 ET (19:09 GMT)
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