On January 18, the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) announced suspension against the following FOUR flights:
- Juneyao flight HO1608 from Helsinki to Shanghai
- China Eastern flight MU220 from Frankfurt to Shanghai
- United Airlines flight UA857 from San Francisco to Shanghai
- Lufthansa flight LH728 from Frankfurt to Shanghai
On January 10, 6 passengers on flight HO1608, and 5 passengers on flight UA857 tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
As a result:
- HO1608 was suspended for 2 weeks starting January 31.
- Sunday flight of UA857 was suspended for 2 weeks starting February 7.
On January 12, 10 passengers on flight MU220 tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
As a result, MU220 was suspended for 4 weeks starting February 7.
On January 13, 12 passengers on flight UA857, and 11 passengers on flight LH728 tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
As a result:
- LH728 was suspended for 4 weeks starting February 7.
- Tuesday flight of UA857 was suspended for 4 weeks starting February 14.
For an overview of all the suspended flights, please visit this page here.
For an overview of all the available direct flights to China, please visit this page here.
