What Coronavirus Means for Elite Airplane Passengers

What Coronavirus Means for Elite Airplane Passengers
A Cathay Pacific passenger plane takes off from Hong Kong's international airport on March 13, 2019. ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images
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Coronavirus is impacting everyone’s travel plans. One of the top questions frequent fliers have for travel industry executives is: “What’s going to happen to my elite status?”

There are clearly far more important things to worry about at the moment but with frequent fliers among the many people stuck at home for weeks, this is clearly something they’re pondering. Just check the message boards and/or comment sections of aviation blogs.