Some Chinese cities have begun to restrict arrivals from overseas, signaling that the epidemic’s momentum has shifted outside of China.
Juneyao Airlines will be indefinitely postponing the launch of new European routes; AI tech firm raised $42 million in funding.
The company announced business suspension 33 days before the new financing was announced. It has adopted a series of major measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will provide a USD 86.7 million loan to online travel giant Trip.com Group; RevPAR of Hyatt hotels declined 90% last month in China.
The suspension does not affect existing bookings for mainland China made before the stop-sell measures were implemented.
Caissa Tourism reported revenue decline of 14.2% in the first three quarters of 2019, to RMB5.95 billion.
Air France-KLM warned of a €150-million to €200-million hit to earnings by April; Asia Pacific airlines could lose $27.8 billion due to outbreak.
China may see losses of USD 430 billion by the coronavirus disruption on travel for 2020; It plans cash injections and mergers to bail out aviation.