Emirates will stop all passenger flights as a way to stop the potential spread of COVID-19 through its worldwide route network. The airline said: "We made the decision to temporarily suspend all passenger flights by 25 March 2020. SkyCargo operations will continue. This painful but pragmatic move will help Emirates Group preserve business viability and secure jobs worldwide, avoiding cuts." (airwaysmag.com) さらに...
They were in a difficult situation, stop flying, leave millions stranded, or keep flying and try to get as many as possible home....a rock and a hard place comes to mind.....
When you look at radar 24 there are so many flights all over Europe. Surely they should all be grounded except for flights approved by the government’s? It’s very easy to see how this virus is being spread
- Requoting Lebron : " It's about dam time " But very, very, very late in the dynamics of spread. EA should have ceased/paused in say, February 2020. That's when the patterns of global spread were abundantly clear to World Health Organization.
I was amazed that after the outbreak in Wuhan 30 odd flights a day were taking off from there to all parts of the world for ‘at least’ three weeks! Crazy!
I know it’s easy to say, but, they are ALL too late! Had this action had been implemented by ALL airlines a month or so ago the virus could have been restricted! Too late now!