Qantas cuts international capacity, delays Airbus A350 order as coronavirus bites

Qantas cuts international capacity, delays Airbus A350 order as coronavirus bites

Airlines around the world are experiencing a collapse in demand due to the coronavirus, and Qantas Airways was the latest carrier to announce a cut in international capacity.. Airlines around the world are experiencing a collapse in demand due to the coronavirus, which an industry body last week estimated could lower passenger revenue by as much as $113 billion this year.. Fewer tourists expected from Arab countries, 'especially those coming from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia'. Many flights that would have carried visitors to Egypt have been canceled amid efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.. "Preventative measures that countries have taken with regards to travel because of the virus will for sure affect the tourism sector" in Egypt, Adela Ragab, a former deputy tourism minister, said.. Egypt's tourism industry - key to the country's economy - has shown signs of recovery in recent years, after the 2011 revolution, a 2013 coup and the 2015 downing of a Russian airliner by the Daesh group hit visitor arrivals.. Egyptian authorities have taken measures to forestall the spread of the virus.. Speaking to reporters in Luxor on Sunday alongside Health Minister Hala Zayed, Tourism Minister Khaled El-Enany said tourists were still