Fiji Airways is reducing some Hong Kong flights in February and March, due to the decline in demand from the region as a result of the Novel Coronavirus Alert and Mainland China travel restrictions.
Fiji’s international airline carrier says this reduction in capacity represents about 35% of services to and from Hong Kong over this period. The airline will continue to monitor the situation and further adjust schedules to/from Hong Kong if required.
Fiji Airways will re-book impacted guests on other scheduled services, and will update them about the flight changes if booked directly with the airline.
Guests booked through travel agents and third parties are encouraged to contact their respective agents.
Presently, flight schedules to/from Singapore and Japan remain unchanged.
Confirmed numbers from around the world
Mainland China now has a total of 9,692 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, including 213 deaths. Another 102,000 people are also reportedly under medical observation with possible symptoms of the respiratory ailment.
There are 9 cases in Australia, 1 in Cambodia, 3 in Canada, 1 in Finland, 6 in France, 4 in Germany, 10 cases in Hong Kong, 1 in India, 2 in Italy, 14 in Japan, 7 in Macao, 8 in Malaysia, 1 in Nepal, 1 in Phillipines, 13 in Singapore, 7 in South Korea, 1 in Sri Lanka, 9 in Taiwan, 14 in Thailand, 4 in United Arab Emirates, 6 in the United States and 2 in Vietnam.
China's National Health Commission has confirmed to the CNN that the virus can be transmitted from person to person through "droplet transmission" - where a virus is passed on due to an infected person sneezing or coughing - as well as by direct contact.
