{"id":21644,"date":"2020-02-01T15:34:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T11:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=21644"},"modified":"2020-02-01T19:48:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T15:48:33","slug":"emirates-airlines-is-being-pressurised-to-stop-flying-passengers-to-and-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/emirates-airlines-is-being-pressurised-to-stop-flying-passengers-to-and-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Residents Are Pressurising Emirates Airlines To Stop Flying Passengers To And From China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In wake of the rapidly-spreading Wuhan <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?s=coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>coronavirus<\/em><\/a>, with confirmed cases nearing a shocking figure of 12,000 &#8211; a number of countries such as Australia and the US have temporarily suspended\u00a0entry to noncitizens who have recently travelled to China.<\/p>\n<p>This new instalment has led Dubai residents to take a stand on social media and have called upon Emirates airlines to ban all its flights to and from China until the spread of the virus is brought under control. Emirates is known for\u00a0always putting its customers first, thus are taking the necessary precautions to ensure the health and safety of its crew as well as passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Other than Emirates being put under the\u00a0microscope, netizens from around the world are urging various airlines to suspend all flights to and fro China in hopes that it will limit\u00a0the spread of coronavirus to their countries.<\/p>\n<p>Also, other than sparking travel bans, the new virus is also igniting\u00a0outbreaks of tragic anti-Chinese xenophobia around the world.<\/p>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<h2>The number of confirmed coronavirus cases nationwide in China has totalled up to 11,791 with\u00a0a death toll of 259<\/h2>\n<p>A man tweeted under a post by the Emirates Airlines, asking the airlines to suspend all flights to China as it endangers the lives of cabin crews and the lives of the people residing in the UAE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pls can u stop flying in and out of China. My wife is Cabin Crew and u are risking her life aswell as everyone&#39;s in the UAE<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ChrisyD1991 (@DeFreitas07) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeFreitas07\/status\/1223202633923616768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Tweeps are pressurizing the airlines to suspend their flights to the epicentre of the viral coronavirus outbreak<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seriously, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emirates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@emirates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmiratesSupport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EmiratesSupport<\/a> why ARE you still flying to China? With Dubai being a global travel hub, you should be the first to minimize risk here\u2026 \ud83e\uddd0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nZxmYhIr8j\">https:\/\/t.co\/nZxmYhIr8j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicola Ellegaard \ud80c\udd43 (@banafsaji) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/banafsaji\/status\/1223240074072072193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Some tweeps have shown a more aggressive approach and have criticised the airlines with a shocking accusation<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LondonJpk\/status\/1223404387999141888<\/p>\n<h2>Turkish Airlines have released a statement announcing that &#8216;all flights to the Republic of China between the dates Feb 1-Feb 9 have been cancelled\u00a0due to the Coronavirus outbreak&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Under their post,\u00a0social media users have similarly urged other flights as well to take a step and put place a temp travel ban to China<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stop flights to and from China before it is too late! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stopflightsfromchina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stopflightsfromchina<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mert (@mustangmert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mustangmert\/status\/1222985246511190016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>British Airways has also\u00a0suspended all flights to China (until March 2020) amidst the coronavirus outbreak<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kenya&#39;s Ambassador to China Sarah Serem urges KQ to suspend flights to China until Coronavirus outbreak is contained. Meanwhile, British Airways has suspended all flights to mainland China until March 2020 over the outbreak. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/13TkAlljRz\">pic.twitter.com\/13TkAlljRz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hussein Mohamed, MBS. (@HusseinMohamedg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HusseinMohamedg\/status\/1222437274329190400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Although, the World Health Organization (WHO) does NOT recommend limiting trade, movement or imposing travel bans<\/h2>\n<p>WHO declared that travel bans can do more harm than good by restricting info-sharing, transport of medical supplies and can also severely harm economies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In wake of the rapidly-spreading Wuhan coronavirus, with confirmed cases nearing a shocking figure of 12,000 &#8211; a number of countries such as Australia and the US have temporarily suspended\u00a0entry to noncitizens who have recently travelled to China. 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Emirates is known for\u00a0always putting its customers first, thus are taking the necessary precautions to ensure the health and safety of its crew as well as passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Other than Emirates being put under the\u00a0microscope, netizens from around the world are urging various airlines to suspend all flights to and fro China in hopes that it will limit\u00a0the spread of coronavirus to their countries.<\/p>\n<p>Also, other than sparking travel bans, the new virus is also igniting\u00a0outbreaks of tragic anti-Chinese xenophobia around the world.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>The number of confirmed coronavirus cases nationwide in China has totalled up to 11,791 with\u00a0a death toll of 259<\/h2>\n<p>A man tweeted under a post by the Emirates Airlines, asking the airlines to suspend all flights to China as it endangers the lives of cabin crews and the lives of the people residing in the UAE.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pls can u stop flying in and out of China. 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With Dubai being a global travel hub, you should be the first to minimize risk here\u2026 \ud83e\uddd0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nZxmYhIr8j\">https:\/\/t.co\/nZxmYhIr8j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicola Ellegaard \ud80c\udd43 (@banafsaji) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/banafsaji\/status\/1223240074072072193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>Some tweeps have shown a more aggressive approach and have criticised the airlines with a shocking accusation<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LondonJpk\/status\/1223404387999141888<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>Turkish Airlines have released a statement announcing that &#8216;all flights to the Republic of China between the dates Feb 1-Feb 9 have been cancelled\u00a0due to the Coronavirus outbreak&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Under their post,\u00a0social media users have similarly urged other flights as well to take a step and put place a temp travel ban to China<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stop flights to and from China before it is too late! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stopflightsfromchina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stopflightsfromchina<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mert (@mustangmert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mustangmert\/status\/1222985246511190016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>British Airways has also\u00a0suspended all flights to China (until March 2020) amidst the coronavirus outbreak<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kenya&#39;s Ambassador to China Sarah Serem urges KQ to suspend flights to China until Coronavirus outbreak is contained. 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