American Airlines suspends flights to Guyana amid COVID-19 concerns

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American Airlines on Saturday announced that with effect from Monday, March 16, 2020, it will be suspending all flights in and out of Guyana. The airline stated that it will recommence operations on May 6.
A statement issued by the airline related that the flights that were already scheduled for March 16 will operate as scheduled, while the suspension will take effect afterwards.
It was further announced that the airline will be waiving all change of date fees for those passengers already booked on its service.
“This suspension will last through May 6. This change is in response to decreased demand and changes to US Government travel restrictions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)”, they said.
Meanwhile, short-haul flights to the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico, and parts of Central America will continue.
Flights that were scheduled to move off from parts of Europe will also be suspended, and some seasonal flights will be delayed. The statement further stated that there will be a reduction of flights to several cities across the United States.
Up to date, Guyana has recorded four cases of the coronavirus. All four cases are linked to one family. It was reported that three of the COVID-19 victims travelled from Queens, New York, to Guyana on a Caribbean Airlines flight.
One of those three persons, a 52-year-old woman, was the first to be tested positive for the virus after she died at the Georgetown Hospital. After that discovery, her husband and her daughter along with another relative have also tested positive for the virus.
The US is now reporting close to 3000 cases of the coronavirus in 49 states, including the two cities where American Airlines operates daily flights to Guyana from. With Guyana now having four cases of the virus, health officials say that number is expected to climb.

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