AIR - Air NZ.

**Balance** · 31-01-2020, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Beagle

Not impossible at all. Talk is the virus can live up to 72 hours on any surface. Hope those minimum wage cleaners are really thorough.

Like all flu virus, between 3 to 12 hours depending on conditions where the virus settles.

**BlackPeter** · 31-01-2020, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Balance

Where were the pilots doing when the flu pandemic broke out from North America and killed hundreds of thousands of people globally in 2009?

At that stage they did spread the deadly American flu to all other countries, as good Americans do. Its just that they don't like to catch Chinese bugs ... is this racist - or just dumb?

**Balance** · 31-01-2020, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by BlackPeter

At that stage they did spread the deadly American flu to all other countries, as good Americans do. Its just that they don't like to catch Chinese bugs ... is this racist - or just dumb?

As is often said, Americans think their shxt doesn’t stink.

**winner69** · 31-01-2020, 02:42 PM

If tourism and air travel badly affected maybe the government will support industries affected.

After all they seem to support others who reckon they are hurting ...like lobster people who can’t send product to China.

**CROESUS U.T.** · 31-01-2020, 03:39 PM

I am more interested in why our govt does not subscribe to a service like this that alerted users ; I believe pre Christmas
https://bluedot.global/
Similarly this guy called it days ago - well worth a watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload...UxTmJsVHw6kwiU

**bull....** · 01-02-2020, 07:18 AM

Delta, American and United suspending all China flights

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/31/coro...ing-feb-6.html

**Beagle** · 01-02-2020, 08:18 AM

According to CNBC a little while ago 31 airlines have now cancelled or curtailed direct flights to China.

AIR needs to do the right and decent thing for its staff and all New Zealanders and cancel all further direct flights to China with effect immediately. Not fearmongering, just good common sense risk management.

**bull....** · 01-02-2020, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by Beagle

According to CNBC a little while ago 31 airlines have now cancelled or curtailed direct flights to China.

AIR needs to do the right and decent thing for its staff and all New Zealanders and cancel all further direct flights to China with effect immediately. Not fearmongering, just good common sense risk management.

agree , its just inviting trouble. better safe than sorry

Poland’s national airline, LOT Polish Airlines, has suspended flights to China until Feb. 9, a deputy prime minister said on Twitter. More than a dozen people suspected of having the coronavirus are hospitalized in Poland, and over 500 people are being monitored by health services.
Iran has suspended all flights to China because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to Reuters. Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported on Friday that all flights from China to the Islamic Republic have also been banned.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/w...rus-china.html