The offer on the short and medium-haul routes could drop by up to 25 percent, the Dax group said on Friday in Frankfurt. The airline is also examining the possibility of applying for short-time work in various areas.
The aggravated situation should also be felt on long-haul flights, with the number of long-haul aircraft remaining on the ground increasing from 13 to 23 in the group. The expected negative impact on earnings from current developments cannot yet be estimated, it said. On March 19, the group plans to present financial figures at the annual press conference.
The number of infected people in Germany continues to rise
The new type of corona virus is spreading more and more in Germany: Alone in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, which is severely affected by the new corona virus, the number of people infected has risen to 35 demonstrably affected people today. A couple is treated in the hospital. All others were not admitted to hospital, said District Administrator Stephan Pusch (CDU). The course of the disease is comparatively mild for them.
Tourism fair ITB canceled
In the meantime, the organizers of the world’s largest travel fair ITB Berlin have canceled the event. That said a trade fair spokesman in the evening of the German press agency. The fair should open its gates in the capital from March 4 to 8. In the days and weeks before, more and more exhibitors had withdrawn, not only from China.
Requirements cannot be implemented
Now, according to the trade fair company, the responsible health office in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf has increased the requirements significantly. “Among other things, the authority orders: Every trade fair participant must prove to Messe Berlin that it does not come from the defined risk areas or that they have had contact with a person from the risk areas,” said Messe Berlin. “The conditions as a whole cannot be implemented by Messe Berlin.”
Vacationers in Tenerife want to go home
Meanwhile, there is an all-clear for a couple from the Rheingau-Taunus district, who had stayed in the coronavirus-affected hotel in Tenerife. They had left before the hotel was quarantined and at home complained of a cough and sore throat. However, it is now clear that you are not infected. Other Germans in the hotel petitioned Foreign Minister Maas to bring them to Germany. The hygiene conditions are bad and nobody knows how to proceed.
An epidemic begins
After the first outbreaks of the novel corona virus, Germany is at the beginning of an epidemic, as Federal Health Minister Spahn said. In several federal states, possible infections are searched intensively. According to the numbers known to date, the new virus is more deadly than the flu, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). How much higher the death rate can only be seen after the end of the epidemic, said Institute President Lothar Wieler in Berlin.
An interactive map with the worldwide cases of the Corona virus can be found here.
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Switzerland prohibits all major events
Due to the increasing number of coronavirus cases, Switzerland has canceled all major events with more than 1,000 people until further notice. Interior Minister Alain Berset said. This also affects the Geneva Motor Show, the spring meeting of the European automotive industry, which was due to start on Monday and was expected to attract 600,000 visitors.
“We regret this situation, but the health of everyone involved is an absolute priority for us and our exhibitors,” said Maurice Turrettini, head of the motor show in Geneva. “This is a case of force majeure. For the exhibitors who have invested heavily in their presence in Geneva, this is a bitter loss.” Now the dismantling has to be organized. The tickets already sold would be refunded.
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