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Timeline of flight groundings and travel bans to/from China due to Coronavirus:
1/23: China halts Wuhan flights, trains amid WHO talks https://asiatimes.com/2020/01/china-halts-wuhan-flights-trains-amid-who-talks/
1/28: South Korean Air Seoul suspends all flights to China. Becomes first South Korean airline to suspend its flights to mainland Chinese destinations apart from Wuhan, stopping its flights to the cities of Zhangjiajie and Linyi. https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/airlines-suspend-china-flights-cut-service-virus-fears-68605754
1/28: Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines cut flights to China as coronavirus spreads https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/01/29/cathay-pacific-and-hong-kong-airlines-slash-flights-to-china-as-coronavirus-spreads/
1/28: Delta, United and American Airlines cancel flights to China, extend travel waivers amid coronavirus outbreak https://www.foxnews.com/travel/us-airlines-extending-travel-waiverscoronavirus-outbreak
1/28: Finnair suspends its Nanjing and Beijing Daxing routes until end of March due to suspended group travel from China
https://company.finnair.com/en/media/all-releases/news?id=3549687
https://company.finnair.com/en/media/all-releases/news?id=3549687
1/29: Air Canada Suspends Flights to Beijing, Shanghai
https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2020-01-29-Air-Canada-Suspends-Flights-to-Beijing-Shanghai
https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2020-01-29-Air-Canada-Suspends-Flights-to-Beijing-Shanghai
1/29: British Airways suspends all direct flights between Britain and China with immediate effect after the UK Foreign Office warned against all but essential travel to China. https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/01/29/british-airways-suspends-flights-to-beijing-and-shanghai/
1/29: Lufthansa Group and KLM suspend flights to mainland China https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/01/29/lufthansa-group-suspends-flights-to-mainland-china-until-february-9/
1/29: Austrian Airlines suspends its flights to and from China (Beijing & Shanghai) https://twitter.com/_austrian/status/1222546360253190145
1/29: Air India cancels flights to Shanghai *effective Jan 31* and says that a maximum of 7 flights between New Delhi and Hong Kong will only occur on 3 days within the same time period https://twitter.com/airindiain/status/1222477663811424263
1/29: Indonesia's Lion Air suspends all flights to China *effective in February*. The airline had suspended 6 flights from several Indonesian cities to China so far and will suspend the rest in February. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-01-29/indonesias-lion-air-group-to-suspend-all-flights-to-china-from-february
1/30: Afghanistan closes its border with China to travelers, *effective Jan 30* https://www.newsweek.com/china-neighbors-close-borders-coronavirus-sars-1484978
1/30: El Salvador imposes an entry ban on all travelers from China and suspends all flights from China, *effective Jan 31* https://m.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/coronavirus-china-salud-emergencia/682051/2020/
1/30: Russia closes border with China to prevent spread of the Coronavirus (no cases in Russia at this time) https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/30/coronavirus-russia-closes-border-with-china-to-prevent-spread.html
1/30: Air France cabin crews demand halt to China flights https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/coronavirus-air-france-cancellation
1/30: Egpytair, Egypt's flag carrier, suspends all flights to and from China *effective Feb 1* https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines-factbox-idUSKBN1ZU131
1/30: Virgin Atlantic suspends its daily operations to Shanghai for two weeks, *effective Feb 2*, due to the outbreak of coronavirus and a declining demand for flights https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-virginatlantic-idUSKBN1ZT2RZ
1/30: Nordic airline SAS suspends all flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing, *effective Jan 31* https://www.thelocal.se/20200130/sas-cancels-flights-to-china-as-coronavirus-spreads
1/30: Allied Pilots Association Files Suit to Halt American Airlines’ U.S.-China Service https://www.alliedpilots.org/News/ID/7478/Allied-Pilots-Association-Files-Suit-to-Halt-American-Airlines-US-China-
1/30: United Airlines expands flight cancellations to China due to Coronavirus concerns https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2020/01/30/united-airlines-expands-fight-cancellations.html
1/30: UPS cancels 22 China flights, as a result of the Wuhan quarantines and normal manufacturing closures due to the Lunar New Year holiday. UPS Chief Executive David Abney did not specify how many flight cancellations were due to the virus. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines-factbox-idUSKBN1ZT1RZ
1/30: Air France suspends all flights to mainland China over Coronavirus outbreak https://www.france24.com/en/20200130-air-france-suspends-all-flights-to-mainland-china-over-cornovirus-outbreak-until-february-9
1/30: France's SEB issues China travel ban, says no staff sick https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/30/reuters-america-frances-seb-issues-china-travel-ban-says-no-staff-sick.html
1/31: Vietnam Airlines suspends flights to Chinese destinations https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-vietnam-idUSKBN1ZU241
1/31: Singapore closes borders to all foreign travelers from China to stem spread of Coronavirus https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3048441/singapore-closes-borders-all-chinese-travellers-stem
1/31: Mongolia closes border to China to stop virus https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-mongolia-idUSKBN1ZU0VH
1/31: Japan to ban foreigners from China's Hubei amid viral outbreak https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/01/15025cbcccfc-breaking-news-new-coronavirus-carriers-to-be-barred-entry-to-japan-abe.html
1/31: Iran suspends all flights to and from China, *effective Jan 31* https://twitter.com/saeednamaki/status/1223268652771954688
1/31: [10am] Delta temporarily suspends all U.S.-China flying https://news.delta.com/delta-temporarily-suspend-all-us-china-flying
1/31: Jamaica imposes an entry ban on passengers arriving from China and an exit ban on traveling to China, *effective Jan 31*
https://www.moh.gov.jm/jamaica-issues-ban-on-china-related-travel
https://www.moh.gov.jm/jamaica-issues-ban-on-china-related-travel
1/31: Antigua and Barbuda impose an entry ban on all travelers from the People’s Republic of China, *effective Jan 31*
https://www.facebook.com/OPMAntiguaBarbuda/photos/a.130456104419567/597015164430323/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/OPMAntiguaBarbuda/photos/a.130456104419567/597015164430323/?type=3&theater
1/31: Italy declares state of emergency and announces halts all flights to and from China, *effective immediately (Jan 31)* with no exceptions and extended to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. https://www.enac.gov.it/news/coronavirus-sospesi-tutti-collegamenti-aerei-tra-italia-cina-courtesy-translation-available
1/31: United States announces travel restrictions on non-US citizens traveling from China, *effective Feb 2*, with 11 exceptions (incl. immediate family members of American citizens and permanent residents). Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are not included. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspension-entry-immigrants-nonimmigrants-persons-pose-risk-transmitting-2019-novel-coronavirus/
2/1: Australia bars entry to foreign nationals, except for permanent residents or immediate family members of Australian citizens and permanent residents, traveling from mainland China, *effective Feb 1* https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia-idUSKBN1ZV3F1
2/1: Vietnam bans all flights to and from China over Coronavirus https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-vietnam-flights-idUSKBN1ZW03X
2/2: New Zealand imposes an entry ban on any foreign nationals who have left or transited through mainland China, *effective Feb 2* https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-restrict-travel-china-protect-against-coronavirus
2/2: US/China travel ban goes into effect. US citizens could still travel from China but were subject to screening and possible 14-day quarantine. Some flights were immediately suspended, but others continued for weeks, at the discretion of the airlines. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspension-entry-immigrants-nonimmigrants-persons-pose-risk-transmitting-2019-novel-coronavirus/
