Pilots, Flight Attendants Demand Flights to China to Stop as Virus Fear Mounts Worldwide

Pilots, Flight Attendants Demand Flights to China to Stop as Virus Fear Mounts Worldwide
An American Airlines Airbus A321 plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 28, 2018. Mike Blake/Reuters
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CHICAGO/PARIS—Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines to stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the rapidly spreading coronavirus, with American Airlines’ pilots filing a lawsuit seeking an immediate halt.

The coronavirus has spread to 18 countries, mostly, presumably, by airline passengers.