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Coronavirus will lead to further route cuts, says IAG

Air
Gary Noakes
28 February 2020

IAG has warned of weaker travel demand and further reductions in flight schedules due to the coronavirus.

IAG is warning of a tough period ahead

The airline group, which owns British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia and budget carriers Vueling and Level, said capacity on Italian routes during March “has been significantly reduced” and warned: “further capacity reductions will be activated over the coming days”.

IAG has already switched some capacity from China and South Korea, but in a statement detailing 2019 results, it added: “We also expect to make some capacity reductions across our wider short-haul network. Short-haul capacity is not being redeployed at this stage.”