With the coronavirus outbreak around the world showingno sign of slowing down, the travel industry has been one of the hardest affected.<\/p>\n
Global airlines including British Airways, Cathay Pacific and United Airlineshave slashed routes to destinations including northern Italy and South East Asia as they face a softening of demand due to the spread of coronavirus, or Covid-19.<\/p>\n
As a result, airports around the world have emptied outas they deal with a dramatic drop in air traffic.<\/p>\n
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Passengers have taken tosocial media to share pictures of empty airports, particularly in Asia.<\/p>\n
Hong Kong Airport, usually one of the busiest in the world, has cut hundreds of flights as it deals with a lack of passenger demand due to the coronavirus.<\/p>\n
According to the aviation trade bodyIata, the coronavirus will cause a drop in global demand for air travel this year, marking the first overall contraction since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, according to the aviation trade body.<\/p>\n
A forecast from Iata predicts a 4.7 per cent contraction in global demand for 2020, which represents a $29.3bn (22.6bn) slump in airline revenue.<\/p>\n
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Iata reports that many carriers are reporting a 50 per cent no show rate, as passengers decide not to travel in the wake of the virus.<\/p>\n
The trade body is asking airports to relax the usual use it or lose it rules on take-off and landing slots.<\/p>\n
So far, more than 3,000 have died and almost 100,000 have been infected with the flu-like virus, which originated in the city of Wuhan, China, in December.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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