Norwegian Air has renewed its partnership with Anuvu, making it the first airline outside North America to launch Anuvu’s high-speed WiFi technology, improving the internet experience onboard and enhancing the customer experience for UK-based business travellers.
Norwegian Air has renewed its partnership with Anuvu, a leading provider of high-speed WiFi technology, to bring reliable and fast internet access to its fleet of aircraft.
Norwegian will be the first airline outside of North America to launch Anuvu’s cutting-edge technology, which will provide stable and fast WiFi that is 20 times faster than what is currently available.
This move is aimed at enhancing the customer experience and offering a seamless in-flight WiFi experience to the UK-based business travellers.
The technology will be installed on Norwegian’s new aircraft deliveries and will gradually be rolled out across the fleet, giving passengers the ability to browse, stream, upload, and download at high speeds. In addition, Anuvu’s technology has extra bandwidth, which allows up to ten times as many customers to access the internet simultaneously without impacting performance.
Norwegian’s Chief Marketing and Customer Officer, Christoffer Sundby, said,
We are very excited about this renewed partnership with Anuvu.
We expect to be able to start rolling out the new solution within the next year, significantly improving the WiFi solutions we offer our customers.
We are constantly working on developing and improving our services on board and having a seamless, stable WiFi experience in the air is critical to many of our customers – making it one of our most important priorities
The implementation of Anuvu’s WiFi technology is expected to enhance customers’ internet experience onboard and enable the crew to deliver more onboard services by improving the information flow between the aircraft and airport operations.
Norwegian was the first airline to offer WiFi on single-aisle aircraft in Europe in 2011, and the renewal of the partnership with Anuvu shows their commitment to delivering excellent customer experience through cutting-edge technology.
As business travel resumes post-pandemic, reliable WiFi on board will become a crucial factor for UK-based business travellers, and Norwegian’s decision to renew their partnership with Anuvu will certainly appeal to this market.
With the rollout of Anuvu’s technology, Norwegian aims to improve its customers’ travel experience and stay ahead of the competition in the aviation industry.
In summary, Norwegian’s renewed partnership with Anuvu will enable the airline to offer stable and fast WiFi, enhancing the customer experience for UK-based business travellers. With the implementation of Anuvu’s technology, Norwegian aims to stay ahead of the competition and provide excellent in-flight WiFi service to its passengers.
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The Norwegian Reward loyalty programme is to be relaunched, with new benefits.
The airline says that “during springtime”, several extra benefits for the most frequent flyers will be introduced.
Norwegian Reward is Norwegian’s award-winning loyalty programme. Norwegian Reward is to be renewed with the same aim as before – to give Norwegian’s customers cheaper flights and an even smoother journey.
Earning CashPoints and benefits are still at the core of the programme. The more Reward members choose to fly with Norwegian, the more benefits they receive.
Norwegian is also adding a range of new benefits for the most frequent flyers.
Reward members will receive a new benefit for every eighth flight taken within twelve months, including stopovers. The first benefit is always 2% extra CashPoints on all Norwegian flight tickets.
After the next eight flights, members can choose which benefit they would like next. On top of choosing from free checked baggage, seat reservation, Fast Track or an additional 2% earning of CashPoints, members can now also choose to claim an overhead cabin bag as their next benefit.
Christoffer Sundby, Chief Marketing and Customer Officer Norwegian said,
Our members have told us that the benefits they can choose from are among the loyalty programme’s most important perks. In addition to greater flexibility when choosing benefits, we are now also adding free overhead cabin bag as a benefit to choose from.
More and more business travellers are choosing to fly with Norwegian. This customer group particularly appreciates our punctuality and regularity. That is why we are now introducing exclusive benefits for our most frequent flyers. Our aim is to offer comfortable, seamless, and efficient journeys. We are looking forward to rolling out the new benefits during the spring,
During the next couple of months, Norwegian will launch several unique benefits for the most frequent flyers.
Travellers with more than 32 flights or more within twelve months will have access to all benefits in the Reward programme, in addition to some new benefits that will become available “throughout the spring”.
These include free coffee and tea on board flights with catering, Priority Boarding, no expiry date on CashPoints and priority customer service.
Reward members continue to earn CashPoints every time they fly with Norwegian, make a purchase with one of Norwegian Reward’s partners or use their Norwegian credit card.
How many CashPoints passengers earn on their flights depends on the ticket type:
1% CashPoints on LowFare tickets
2% CashPoints on LowFare+ tickets
5% CashPoints on Flex tickets
CashPoints can be used to pay for flight tickets (either partially or in full), checked baggage, seat reservations, pre-booked meals and more. One CashPoint corresponds to one Norwegian krone. There are no restrictions on the number of available seats per flight for those who want to use their earned CashPoints. This is the core of the Reward programme’s popularity and one of the main reasons it has been voted the best loyalty programme in Europe, several times.
The changes to Norwegian Reward take effect on 28 March 2023.
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Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has reached an agreement in principle with Boeing for a recommitment to purchase 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
The agreement also includes options for an additional 30 aircraft.
The 50 aircraft are due to be delivered between 2025 and 2028, at a schedule closely corresponding to current aircraft lease expirations. This entails a limited net increase of the company’s current fleet. The parties’ agreement in principle is subject to various closing conditions, which are targeted to be concluded by the end of June 2022.
The company intends to finance the outstanding balance of pre-delivery payments through positive cash flow from operating activities.
A significant share of the aircraft will be owned by the company, ensuring an optimised and balanced aircraft financing structure. Subsequent to the conclusion of these agreements, Norwegian estimates to record a net gain of approximately NOK 2 billion.
Svein Harald Øygard, Chair of the Board of Norwegian said
This is a landmark deal that sets out a path whereby Norwegian will own a large share of its fleet.
This will result in lower all-in costs and increased financial robustness, enabling us to further solidify our Nordic stronghold.
The deal also allows us to serve our customers with state-of-the-art aircraft that can run increasingly on sustainable aviation fuel.
The airline claims the purchase agreement demonstrates Norwegian’s ‘continuously strong commitment to operate a modern and fuel-efficient fleet’.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is approximately 14% more fuel-efficient compared to the previous-generation aircraft, putting the company on strong footing to achieve its target of reducing emissions by 45%.
Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian said
The overall terms achieved are attractive for Norwegian, and the deal fits well with our long-term fleet strategy and route program.
It will enable us to serve our customers with modern fuel-efficient aircraft with the latest technology, significantly reducing our carbon footprint.
The deal will also strengthen the company’s equity considerably, further solidifying Norwegian’s financial position.
Norwegian has been voted Europe’s Best Low-Cost airline by Skytrax for six consecutive years and won Airline Program of the Year Europe & Africa at the Freddie Awards for four consecutive years. Since 2012, Norwegian has won over 55 awards for our service, product, and innovation in the industry.
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Norwegian has announced that, as a result of increased customer demand the airline will begin to operate flights between London Gatwick to Oslo, London Gatwick to Copenhagen, Edinburgh to Oslo and Edinburgh to Copenhagen from 1 July.
London to Oslo will be operated seven times a week, London to Copenhagen six times a week, Edinburgh to Oslo and Copenhagen twice a week respectively.
Jacob Schram, Norwegian CEO said:
Feedback from our customers has shown that they are keen to get back in the air and resume their travels with Norwegian beyond the current domestic services that we have been operating. Norwegian is returning to European skies with the reintroduction of more aircraft to serve our key destinations which will ensure that we remain in line with competing carriers.
Safety remains our top priority and we have introduced a number of specific measures to further reduce the already low risk of infection on board.
Stewart Wingate, Gatwick CEO, said:
The restart of regular Norwegian services from Gatwick is very welcome news and reflects the strength of the relationship and success the airline has had at Gatwick in recent years, as well as the fact that consumer demand is picking up as more people want to start flying again. For our part, the airport is ready to go and we have implemented a range of measures to protect the we
Since April Norwegian has only operated eight aircraft on domestic routes in Norway. Now another 12 aircraft will re-join the fleet and be put into operation across Scandinavia to serve popular core destinations.
From July Norwegian will operate 76 routes across Europe from the airline’s Scandinavian hubs compared to the 13 domestic Norway only flights served previously. Other destinations include Spain, Greece and key European cities.
Further destinations and frequency increases will be announced in due course subject to passenger demand and government travel restrictions.
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Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to cut jobs. KLM mandates face masks. Finland opens borders. IATA oppose the blocking of middle seats, favouring face masks. Eurowings asked passengers for new ideas. Qatar increases operations. Hong Kong Airport introduces full body disinfection booths.
UPDATE: 4 MAY 08:00
Travel providers continue to make plans and adjustments in the on-going fight against the pandemic. Airports are sharing plans and results, hotel groups are enhancing their product and offerings, while airlines and rail companies continue to update their arrangements.
IAG carriers Iberia and Vueling access over €1 billion in state-backed loans, while, elsewhere in the group, British Airways franchise Comair is not expected to fly before October.
And, finally, on this day in 2018, Heathrow Airport celebrated “Star Wars Day” with an announcement of several new destinations, from Tatooine to the Death Star…
UPDATE: 28 APRIL 10:00
Airlines have announced further suspensions and arranged further repatriation flights; the UK government is discussing passenger quarantine; Gatwick issues a gloomy prediction; while The Londoner’s opening is postponed.
IATA announce the end of cheap travel and predict the UK will see 140m fewer flights; airlines continue to suspend services; airlines mandate use of masks and PPE; while airlines and hotel groups offer further concessions to customers.
Global Travel Management continues to publish regular tweets, every day, to update followers on all aspects of business travel, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. You can follow GTM’s Twitter account here – @GlobalTravelMgth– meanwhile, here are some recent tweets:
UPDATE: 17 APRIL 17:00
Airlines have taken further actions amid warnings of revenues diminishing significantly, while another rail company is seeking government help and a U.S. airline has taken an innovative approach to reducing onboard touchpoints.
easyJet expects to report first half losses in the range of £360 million to £380 million, with around half of this figure as a result of over-hedging on fuel and FX.
Cathay Pacific is allowing its customers to make unlimited changes to new tickets, at no extra cost for all new tickets purchased before 30 June this year.
UPDATE: 13 APRIL 18:00
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is taking full advantage of the aircraft downtime as a result of the coronavirus pandemic to conduct an extensive maintenance and cabin refresh programme.
UPDATE: 12 APRIL 15:00
Air Asia and Air France KLM have been reported in the news this weekend:
Air France KLM is reported to have announced internally that the company is losing €25 million per day.
UPDATE: 11 APRIL 10:00
Brussels Airlines has released footage of the process of storing their fleet of aircraft, now grounded at Brussels Airport. Each A330 takes about 400 man hours to store and the airline’s Maintenance and Engineering teams meticulously follow Airbus’ instructions to ensure they’re properly and appropriately parked up. Thirty employees are now working, full-time performing weekly inspections and turning the aircraft wheels every day to ensure even wearing, despite the weight of the aircraft.
UPDATE: 10 APRIL 16:00
Airlines continue to reduce services and make other savings, while Stansted has opened a testing centre and repatriation flights are planned for stranded travellers in India.
As airlines reduce their schedules further, Airbus has reacted by cutting planned production. Meanwhile, Marriott Bonvoy joins the increasing number of travel providers taking decisions to protect and extend earned status.
Airlines have been told to give prompt refunds, more airlines reduce flight schedules and extend policies, rescue flights from India commence, one UK airport bucks the European trend and robots are deployed to help with cleaning…
The US Transportation Department has announced that both US and foreign airlines must give a “prompt” refund to passengers for flights to, within, or from the US that have been cancelled due to Covid-19.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has announced the first round of rescue flights from India this week.
Hong Kong International Airport has deployed robots to clean public areas.
UPDATE: 4 APRIL 12:00
Airlines and hotel companies continue to make changes to their schedules and services in reaction to decreased demand in the light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Accor pledges to pay for employee Covid-19 medical bills.
Delta will make temporary changes to its food and beverage services on board all long-haul international flights starting from April to “lessen physical touch points on board”.
Emirates will commence flights from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich from 6 April.
Airports Council International has issued a gloomy prediction for the length of the air travel crisis, but airlines, car hire companies and even museums have released better news.
Airports Council International has warned that it may take until the end of 2021 before traffic levels reach pre-coronavirus levels.
Qatar Airways has announced the steps it is taking to limit the spread of Covid-19.
The British Museum, the Louvre, the Van Gogh Museum, the Vatican Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rijksmuseum and the Musée d’Orsay are offering free virtual tours.
UPDATE: 2 APRIL 11:45
Airlines continue to announce changes, cuts and suspensions as they continue to battle the effect of the coronavirus outbreak.
American Airlines has produced a dramatically-reduced schedule for April.
British, Chinese, Philippine and Singapore airlines adjust schedules, including routes to and from London, while the Indian Government launches an online resource for stranded foreign nationals and Virgin Australia donates toilet paper to charity:
British Airways appears to be suspending flights from Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney in early April, according to Business Traveller.
Virgin Atlantic has reduced its schedules to three routes from Heathrow – Hong Kong, Los Angeles and JFK.
South Korea to impose 14-day quarantine for all arrivals from tomorrow but the cabinet in India has announced there are no plans to extend the country’s lockdown.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has announced it will spend £75m repatriating Britons currently abroad.
Taiwan‘s Health Minister has announced the country’s airlines will be required to wear full protective gear during flights, starting tomorrow.
The London Heliport, the capital’s only CAA-licensed helipad, is to close with immediate effect.
But, yet again, there are some, small pieces of good news:
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the UK government will help facilitate rescue flights for the thousands of British travellers trying to get home from abroad.
Accor says that members of its ALL (Accor Live Limitless) loyalty programme will receive a boost in status nights and points to help them retain status.
Low-cost carrier Jet 2 has suspended all flights to Spain.
Low-cost carrier Norwegianhas announced it will ground 40% of its long-haul fleet.
SAS has announced it will temporarily halt “most of its traffic” from today.
However, some airlines have made more positive announcements:
Cathay Pacific is adding flights to London and to the US ahead of the Easter break.
Lufthansa Group’s airlines have said they will continue operating some flights to the US despite President Donald Trump’s restrictions on non-citizens entering the country from 26 European countries.
Vietnam Airlines has reversed its decision to suspend flights from London, Paris and Frankfurt.
Further to the announcement that the United States has extended its travel ban (see below), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated its travel advice for the United States, as follows:
The FCO advise against all but essential travel to the USA, due to restrictions put in place by the US government with effect from 03:59 GMT 17 March in response to the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19)
UPDATE: 14 MARCH 17:00
President Trump and Vice President Pence have extended the United States Schengen-area travel ban to include the United Kingdom and Repulic of Ireland. Please see thisbreaking news story.
UPDATE: 13 MARCH 15:00
The travel industry continues to react to the coronavirus outbreak. An increaesing number of airlines are suspending services reflecting reduced demand, while several new travel restrictions have been put in place.
The following airlines have recently announced suspensions of service:
Thailand has suspended granting of visas on arrival to nationals of Bulgaria, Bhutan, China, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Malta, Mexico, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Vanuatu.
The United States has imposed a temporary travel ban for travellers from 26 European countries.
Vietnam has suspended visa-free travel for people from the UK, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Spain and Sweden.
UPDATE: 10 MARCH 12:00
Rail companies and airlines have announced further suspensions of services, fee waivers and details of cleaning and disinfection regimes. These include:
Cathay Pacific suspends Japan service – All Cathay Pacific flights between Hong Kong and Fukuoka, Nagoya, Sapporo, and Tokyo Haneda are suspended until 28 March.
Emirates announces enhanced cleaning and disinfection and fee waivers – Emirates has announced enhanced cleaning and disinfection procedures on all aircraft from Dubai and a newly-introduced waiver policy for all booked tickets issued until 31 March 2020.
Lufthansa Group plans 50% flight reductions – Lufthansa Group has announced a plan to reduce its number of flights across the group by 50% and to examine the extent to which its entire A380 fleet can be temporarily decommissioned.
Qantas cuts international flights and grounds eight A380s – The Qantas Group has announced cuts to its international network which will see a 23% reduction in capacity until mid-September.
UPDATE: 6 MARCH 12:00
More airlines have announced cancellations, schedule changes and restrictions due to the on-going Covid-19 outbreak. These include:
Aeroflot suspends flights to Hong KongAeroflot will temporarily suspend flights from Moscow to Hong Kong amid growing fears over the spread of the coronavirus.
American Airlines suspends flights to SeoulAmerican has suspended its daily operation between Seoul Incheon Airport and Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
British Airways to waive flight change feesBritish Airways has announced it will waive flight change fees for customers who book until 16 March.
Delta suspends JFK-MilanDelta Air Lines has suspended its daily route between New York JFK and Milan Malpensa amid global concern over the spread of the coronavirus. The service is set to resume on 1 May. Delta’s daily flights from JFK and Atlanta to Rome remain unaffected.
Delta cuts Japan flightsDelta Air Lines will reduce its weekly flying schedule to Japan until 30 April and suspend its summer seasonal service between Seattle and Osaka this year.
Delta waives change fees for bookings in MarchDelta Air Lines will waive change fees for all flights booked between 1 March and 31 March to any destinations the airline serves.
Finnair announces China cancellations and more frequency reductionsFinnair will cancel all flights to mainland China (Guangzhou, Nanjing, Beijing Capital, Beijing Daxing, Shanghai and Xi’an) until 30 April 30. Daily flights to Seoul will be suspended from 9 March to 16 April. Throughout April it will fly to Hong Kong once daily rather than twice daily. It will also reduce its Osaka route from 12 to 10 weekly frequencies from 29 March to 24 October.
Finnair suspends all flights between Helsinki and MilanFinnair flights between Helsinki and Milan will be suspended between 9 March and 7 April, following an updated travel advisory from the Finnish Foreign Ministry on travel to Milan.
KLM cancels flights to Hong Kong and extends China flight suspensionsKLM has adjusted its flights to mainland China and Hong Kong. KLM has suspended its services to Beijing and Shanghai until 28 March and to Chengdu, Hangzhou and Xiamen until 3 May. KLM is also offering flights to Hong Kong every other day instead of daily flights until 3 May.
Lufthansa Group airlines to suspend flights to Israel The Lufthansa Group has announced that all flights to Israel will be suspended from 8 March until 28 March due to an Israeli government travel ban.
Norwegian cuts transatlantic servicesNorwegian says it will cancel a total of 22 long-haul flights between 28 March and 5 May. Affected routes include London-New York (where the three daily departures will be reduced to two on some days), and services from Rome to Los Angeles, Boston and New York.
Vietnam Airlines suspends all South Korea flightsVietnam Airlines said it will temporarily suspend all flights between Vietnam and South Korea starting 5 March.
Virgin Atlantic waives flight change fees for March bookingsVirgin Atlantic has announced it will not charge passengers a fee for changing flights for travel booked from Wednesday 4 March until Tuesday 31 March.
UPDATE: 2 MARCH 12:00
Several airlines have announced updates and changes due to the on-going Covid-19 outbreak. Here is a summary of some of the latest announcements:
British Airways reduces flights to Italy, Seoul and SingaporeBritish Airways is “merging” a number of flights to Italy, Singapore and Seoul, as it reacts to a fall in demand called by coronavirus.
American Airlines suspends flights to MilanAmerican Airlines has announced it is suspending flights to and from Milan, Italy from both New York (JFK) and Miami (MIA) from March until 25 April 2020.
Korean Air cuts international flightsKorean Air has suspended and reduced flights to a number of international destinations due to the outbreak in South Korea.
Delta to cut flights to Seoul until end of AprilDelta is temporarily reducing flights it operates between the US and Seoul Incheon Airport.
Juneyao Airlines to delay the launch of three Europe routes Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines will delay the launch of three new transcontinental routes from Shanghai to Dublin, Manchester and Reykjavik, all with a stop in Helsinki, which it initially planned to launch in late March this year.
Lufthansa Group to cut short-haul operations by “up to 25 per cent”Lufthansa Group says it will cut its short-haul operations in the coming weeks, “As a result of the current situation caused by the accelerated spread of the coronavirus”.
easyJet to halt recruitment and offer unpaid leaveeasyJet said that it had seen “a significant softening of demand and load factors into and out of our Northern Italian bases”, as well “slower demand across our other European markets”. The airline said that as a result it would be cancelling “some flights, particularly those into and out of Italy, while continuing to monitor the situation and adapting our flying programme to support demand”.
UPDATE: 26 FEBRUARY 14:01
The National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) has provided updated general advice for foreign travel and how individuals can help reduce the spread of respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 outbreak and specific advice for those travelling to category one locations (Wuhan city and Hubei Province (China); Iran; Daegu or Cheongdo (South Korea); and any Italian town under containment measures) or category two locations (Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, north Italy, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam).
The Department for Health and Social Care and Public Health England have published the latest public advice on Coronavirus (COVID-19) here and will update this page with the latest situation in the UK at 14:00 every day, until further notice.
UPDATE: 7 FEBRUARY 13:30
Virgin Atlantic has issued the following advice:
Due to the ongoing situation with the Coronavirus the following Governments have made the decision to restrict entry for foreign visitors who have travelled to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau).
Customers due to travel to:
Antigua or Barbuda who have been to China (excluding
Hong Kong and Macau) in the last 28 days, will not be allowed to travel
Antiguan nationals are exempt
from
the restriction however will be subject to quarantine for 14 days on
arrival if they have travelled to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau)
in the last 28 days
Montego
Bay Jamaica who have been to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) in the last 14 days, will not be allowed to travel
Jamaican nationals are exempt
from
the restriction however will be subject to quarantine for 14 days on
arrival if they have travelled to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau)
in the last 14 days
Tel Aviv Israel
who have been to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) in the last 14 days, will not be allowed to travel
Israeli nationals are exempt from
the
restriction however may be subject to quarantine on arrival if they
have travelled to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) in the last 14
days
Mumbai, Delhi India
who have been to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau)
in the last 14 days, will not be allowed to travel
Indian nationals are exempt
from
the restriction however may be subject to quarantine on arrival if they
have travelled to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) in the last 14
days
St. Lucia
who have been to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau)
in the last 14 days, will not be allowed to travel
St Lucia nationals are exempt
from
the restriction however will be subject to quarantine for 14 days on
arrival if they have travelled to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau)
in the last 14 days
Grenada
who have been to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau)
in the last 14 days, will not be allowed to travel
Grenada nationals are exempt
from
the restriction however will be subject to quarantine for 14 days on
arrival if they have travelled to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau)
in the last 14 days
Trinidad and Tobago
who have been to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau)
in the last 14 days, will not be allowed to travel
Trinidad and Tobago nationals are exempt from the restriction however may be subject to quarantine on arrival if they have travelled to China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) in the last 14 days.
Contact your GTM Account Manager for details of any refunds due on flights booked.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office continues to offer the following advice:
1. The FCO advise against all travel to Hubei Province due to the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak.
2. The FCO advise against all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China (not including Hong Kong and Macao). The British Consulates-General in Wuhan and Chongqing are currently closed. If you’re in China and able to leave, you should do so. The elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions may be at heightened risk.
3. The Chinese government continues to impose further restrictions on movement within China in response to the coronavirus outbreak. These restrictions include the closure of some provincial highways and inter-city high speed rail, tight control on entry and exit to villages and townships across the country, and restrictions on movement within some provinces, cities and municipalities including Chongqing, Zhejiang and Anhui. Some airlines, including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, have announced a suspension of flights to and from mainland China. Other commercial airlines are still operating, but it may become harder to access departure options over the coming weeks.
4. A number of countries have announced restrictions on entry by travellers from China in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Given the fast-changing situation, you should check the latest FCO travel advice (including entry requirements) for your destination and anywhere you are transiting through, and check with your airline before you travel.
UPDATE: 30 JANUARY 16:10
British Airways has issued a customer update confirming the planned end date of their current cancellations, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The airline confirms that Shanghai and Beijing flights will be cancelled for all dates up to and including 29 February 2020. Flights to Hong Kong are unaffected.
UPDATE: 29 JANUARY 14:30
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has issued the following, additional information for travellers to China:
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all travel to Hubei Province due to the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak. If you’re in this area and able to leave, you should do so.
The FCO advise against all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China (not including Hong Kong and Macao). The Chinese government continue to impose further restrictions on movement within China in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Some airlines, including British Airways, have suspended flights to and from mainland China. Other commercial airlines are still operating, but it may become harder over the coming weeks for those who wish to leave China to do so. If you feel that you may want to leave China soon, you should consider making plans to do so before any further restrictions may be imposed.
Due to increasing travel restrictions and difficulty accessing medical assistance, the FCO is working to make an option available for British nationals to leave Hubei Province. This may happen quickly and with short notice. If you’re a British national in Hubei Province and need assistance, contact our 24/7 number +86 (0) 10 8529 6600 or the FCO in London on (+44) (0)207 008 1500. If you have registered your desire to leave, you will be contacted once arrangements are confirmed.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has issued update travel advice:
We are working to make available an option for British nationals to leave Hubei province. If you are a British national in Hubei Province and require assistance, please contact:
· our 24/7 number +86 (0) 10 8529 6600 · or the FCO (+44) (0)207 008 1500
We continue to monitor developments closely and are in close touch with the Chinese authorities. The safety and security of British nationals is always our primary concern.
Following media reports of an outbreak of a new virus, we have compiled a number of resources that provide the latest advice for business travellers.
About Wuhan novel coronavirus
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses with some causing less-severe disease, such as the common cold, and others causing more severe disease such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronaviruses.
The source of the Wuhan novel coronavirus (WN-CoV) outbreak has yet to be determined. Preliminary investigations identified environmental samples positive for WN-CoV in Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan City.
Although evidence is still emerging, information to date indicates human-to-human transmission is occurring.
Enhanced monitoring has been put in place from all direct flights from Wuhan to the UK. The enhanced monitoring package includes a number of measures that will help to provide advice to travellers if they feel unwell.
Dr Nick Phin, Deputy Director, National Infection Service, Public Health England, said:
This is a new and rapidly evolving situation where information on cases and the virus is being gathered and assessed daily. Based on the available evidence, the current risk to the UK is considered low. We are working with the WHO and other international partners, have issued advice to the NHS and are keeping the situation under constant review.
The risk to visitors to Wuhan is moderate reflecting an increase in the number of cases being identified in China and evidence that the virus has limited spread from person to person. If you are travelling to the area, you should maintain good hand, respiratory and personal hygiene and should avoid visiting animal and bird markets or people who are ill with respiratory symptoms. Individuals should seek medical attention if they develop respiratory symptoms within 14 days of visiting Wuhan, either in China or on their return to the UK. They should phone ahead before attending any health services and mention their recent travel to the city.
A Foreign & Commonwealth Office spokesperson said:
In light of the latest medical information, including reports of some person-to-person transmission, and the Chinese authorities’ own advice, we are now advising against all but essential travel to Wuhan.
The safety and security of British nationals is always our primary concern, and we advise British nationals travelling to China to remain vigilant and check our travel advice on gov.uk.
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