[Wuhan Pneumonia] Peach Air will suspend flights from Hong Kong to Okinawa next week

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Written by: Deng Yinglin

2020-02-12 18:52

The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus continues. Japan ’s Peach announced today (12th) that due to the expansion of the epidemic and the decrease in aviation demand, it has applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan and will suspend some international routes. Airline services, including flights to Hong Kong and Okinawa, will be suspended starting next Monday (17th), and flights to and from Osaka will be reduced. Le Tao apologized to the affected customers, and could refund or transfer to other alternative flights, but failed to compensate for the accommodation and car rental costs.

Peach Aviation is a low-cost carrier in Japan. (GettyImages)

Japan ’s low-cost airline Peach announced on its official website today that the airline ’s demand for aviation has decreased due to the pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan. It has been determined that some international routes must be suspended for a certain period of time, and some routes must be temporarily reduced. Among them, MM963 and MM964 flights from Okinawa to Naha, and MM063, MM064, MM060 and MM065 between Hong Kong and Osaka Kansai will be suspended from this month to March 28.

Hong Kong to Osaka flight cuts

The flights from Hong Kong to Osaka Kansai will also be reduced, of which only MM067 and MM068 will operate as usual; and MM063, MM065, MM064 and MM060 will be suspended from this month to March 27. In addition, Le Tao's multi-flight flights between Shanghai Pudong and Tokyo or Osaka in the Mainland will also be suspended. For details, please click the figure below to view.

Taking passengers departing from Hong Kong as an example, the shortest distance between the affected person and the original departure date is only a few days. Le Tao apologized to the affected customers, but it was frankly impossible to arrange to change flights of other airlines or to compensate the passengers for the lost accommodation costs. , Car rental fees or airline replacement costs. At present, flights from Osaka Kansai to Shanghai and Tokyo will be suspended until the end of March.

Le Tao apologized to the affected guests, stating that the guests can choose to refund the fee free of charge or transfer to alternative flights on the same route. Peach has applied to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for changes to its business plan.

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