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Airlines suspend China flights on virus fears

British Airways and Asian budget carriers Lion Air and Seoul Air have joined a growing list of airlines that are suspending flights to China as fears spread about the outbreak of a new virus that has killed more than 130 people.

Several other airlines, including Finnair, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific, and Singapore-based Jetstar Asia, are meanwhile cutting back on flights to the country as demand for travel drops because of the outbreak.

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