mo4ch:>How coronavirus is killing off global air travel

How coronavirus is killing off global air travelBy Justin HarperBBC News 19 March 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyrightScott BarbourQantas has become the latest major airline to cancel international flights as it struggles during the coronavirus pandemic.The Australian flag carrier will send home two-thirds of its 30,000-strong workforce, it announced on Thursday.Qantas and its low-cost unit Jetstar will suspend all overseas flights from late March to at least the end of May.It joins a growing list of airlines cancelling international flights as travel demand dries up globally."Demand has evaporated," Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said in a note to employees. "We have no work for most of our people. We have to make difficult decisions to guarantee the future of the national carrier." Ryanair, Europe's biggest low-cost carrier, has warned it will ground almost all of its fleet from next Tuesday following widespread travel bans across Europe to …