Ural Airlines canceled flights to Europe due to coronavirus outbreak

UFA, 29 January 2020. /Bashinform News Agency, Rozalia Valeeva/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

Due to the difficult epidemiological situation in the People's Republic of China and the imposition of restrictions on the travel of Chinese and Russian tourists by the Chinese and Russian tourism authorities, Ural Airlines canceled a number of flights of its flight program until the end of winter navigation. The press service of the airline reported.

The cancellation will affect destinations where a large number of organized tourist groups from China are traditionally present: U6-707/708 Yekaterinburg-Munich-Yekaterinburg; U6-709/710 Yekaterinburg-Paris-Yekaterinburg; U6-727/ 728 Yekaterinburg-Rome-Yekaterinburg; U6-747/748 Vladivostok-Sapporo-Vladivostok.

Starting January 27, all trips of organized tourist groups from China to any country are prohibited.

The airline's flights to Haikou from Yekaterinburg and Tyumen, as well as to Ordos and Xi'an from Yekaterinburg, were canceled. The flight program to Beijing and Harbin is maintained.