UAE to suspend all China flights except for Beijing as coronavirus toll mounts

UAE to suspend all China flights except for Beijing as coronavirus toll mounts

The announcement falls in line with a growing number of governments around the world cutting commercial transport routes to China as the death and infection count from the deadly new coronavirus mounts.. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates is the latest country to announce suspension of flights to and from China - with the exception of the capital Beijing - in an effort to contain the new coronavirus, its state-run WAM news agency announced Monday.. Emirates Airline, based in Dubai, is the world's largest A380 operator and top-five largest airline in terms of passenger and freight ton kilometers flown.. Its base, Dubai International Airport, was ranked the world's busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic last year.. China's National Health Commission earlier confirmed 17,205 cases of the coronavirus in the country and 361 deaths..