Nearly 10,000 Chinese flights suspended as coronavirus outbreak escalates, Cirium says

Global travel and data analytics company Cirium says nearly 10,000 flights have been suspended since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China. The thousands of cancellations in the last week, come as authorities in China, and around the world, grapple with the spread of the virus. Cirium statistics show that 9,807 scheduled flights within, to and from mainland China did not fly from January 23. The data spans the period from the day before the first reported flight cancellation to 28 January – the latest day for which figures are available. A growing number of international carriers are suspending scheduled flights to