Coronavirus outbreak is canceling thousands of flights to Europe. Most airlines need to adjust their operational programs for economic reasons. The drastic drop in sales, but also the refusal of passengers to travel, result in cancellations of flights and even closure of routes.
WIZZ Air suspends flights on routes to northern Italy. Lufthansa cancels 7100 European flights in March. Lufthansa Group continues to suspend flights to China, Iran, South Korea, Italy. Blue Air reduces the number of flights from / to Italy between March 17 and 31. Ryanair reduces the number of flights from / to Italy by 25%.
The measures taken by the airlines do not only target the "red" destinations - outbreaks of the new Coronavirus epidemic, but also other countries and regions where there is no demand.
Austrian Airlines, part of the Lufthansa Group, is reducing the number of flights to several destinations in Euripa and the Middle East. Compared to the initial and existing program in the system on March 8, 2020, the situation is as follows: March 08, 2020 - March 14, 2020 decrease in the number of flights from 1081 to 925; March 15, 2020 - March 21, 2020 decrease in the number of flights from 1094 to 896; March 22, 2020 - March 28, 2020 decreased number of flights from 1111 to 888.
Austrian Airlines reduces the number of flights to Romania
Among the canceled flights are some on the routes Vienna - Bucharest and Vienna - Sibiu.
Vienna - Sibiu from 6 weekly flights to
March 15, 2020 - March 21, 2020 5 weekly flights (no flights on Wednesdays and Fridays)
March 22, 2020 - March 28, 2020 4 weekly flights (no Monday, Wednesday and Saturday flights)
Vienna - Bucharest from 28 weekly flights
March 08, 2020 - March 14, 2020 on 23 weekly flights
March 15, 2020 - March 21, 2020 on 20 weekly flights
March 22, 2020 - March 28, 2020 on 21 weekly flights
If you have scheduled flights to Vienna, we recommend you check their status. As we have become accustomed to in the last 2 months, the situation may worsen from day to day. And the airlines will take new measures. We monitor the situation!