"While we are heavily booked over the next two weeks, there has been a notable drop in forward bookings towards the end of March, into early April. has called on airlines and holiday firms to give clear, fast advice to customers as the situation changes.Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You would then have to get yourself home, which could be difficult given the current restrictions.Consumer organisation Which? British Airways and Ryanair have cancelled hundreds of flights between the UK and parts of Europe and the US due to the coronavirus outbreak. "European aviation faces a precarious future and it is clear that co-ordinated government backing will be required to ensure the industry survives and is able to continue to operate when the crisis is over," he said.Virgin said that it was going to reduce its services to focus on "core routes". Coronavirus: British Airways boss tells staff jobs will go Coronavirus: Airlines cancel thousands of flights Coronavirus: Norwegian Air to suspend half its staff You can also contact us in the following ways:If you are happy to be contacted by a BBC journalist please leave a telephone number that we can Ofrece vuelos baratos entre las principales ciudades europeas. "It makes sense to selectively prune our schedule to and from those airports where travel has been most affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. They are seeking up to $50bn in aid, according to the Wall Street Journal.In the UK, Virgin Atlantic has asked the government for support for the sector, including emergency credit of up to £7.5bn.EasyJet Chief Executive Johan Lundgren also called for government intervention to support the aviation industry.
However, for those who accept a refund for a cancelled return flight, the airline's duty of care ends at that point. However, it said the move would not affect its results for the financial year which ends on 31 March.British Airways said it would contact customers on cancelled flights to offer rebooking on to other carriers, refunds or another flight with BA for a later date of travel.Willie Walsh, boss of IAG which owns BA, warned last week that as well as all China flights being suspended, there had been "a significant fall-off in demand in Italy".Airline shares have fallen sharply amid investor concerns about the potential economic effects of the virus.IAG said flight suspensions to China and cancellations on Italian routes would The airline group - which also owns Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling - said it was not possible to say how much profits would be hit in 2020 because of uncertainty about the impact and duration of the current outbreak.Rescue efforts continue a day after the explosion that left at least 135 dead and over 4,000 injured.
Ryanair and EasyJet are grounding most of their fleets, while BA owner IAG is to cut capacity by 75%. "There is no cash whatsoever coming in the doors," said aviation analyst John Strickland, who warned that airlines could lose money very quickly, despite such drastic measures.Mr Strickland described the reduction in airlines' operations as "stunning", warning that airlines can lose money "very, very quickly".Stemming the loss by cancelling flights and parking aircraft is one thing, he said, "but airlines are both capital and labour intensive so there has to be support of the costs that cannot be avoided even if an airline is grounded".Willie Walsh, chief executive of IAG, said he expects demand to remain weak well into the summer. Virgin said it was doing this to avoid job losses, although it is also offering a voluntary redundancy package to all employees.Norwegian Air's temporary reduction in staff numbers will affect pilots, cabin crew and maintenance workers, roughly equalling 90% of its workforce.Over the weekend, Scandinavian airline SAS said it would temporarily halt most of its flights until conditions for commercial aviation improved.As a result, the airline said it would temporarily lay off up to 10,000 employees, or 90% of its workforce.IAG, which owns British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, said it had suspended flights to China, reduced capacity on Asian routes, cancelled all flights to, from and within Italy as well as making other changes to its network. These are external links and will open in a new windowBritish Airways and budget rival Ryanair have cancelled hundreds of flights as demand for travel drops amid fears about the spread of coronavirus.BA is cancelling 216 flights from 16-28 March from London to destinations including New York, Italy, France, Austria, Belgium, Germany and Ireland. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions.Rescue efforts continue a day after the explosion that left at least 135 dead and over 4,000 injured.