Major Airlines Around the World Are Stopping Flights to China Over Coronavirus Fears

American Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa announce flight suspensions

Medical workers in protective gear talk with a woman suspected of being ill with a coronavirus at a community health station in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, on Jan. 27, 2020. Chinatopix via AP

American Airlines and British Airways on Wednesday joined several other major international carriers to slash flights to China as the country struggles to deal with an outbreak of coronavirus that prompted quarantines affecting tens of millions of people.

American Airlines said it would temporarily suspend flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Shanghai Pudong Airport and Beijing Capital Airport between Feb. 9 and March 27. It said the cancellations were triggered by a “significant decline in demand for travel to and from China,” a representative said.