Airlines around the globe are now fighting for survival as they confront a dizzying array of limits on air travel. In the span of a week, what started as a nascent crisis has snowballed as worries about the spreading novel coronavirus prompted countries, including the U.S., to restrict travel. Those limitations, along with customer anxiety about contracting the virus while flying, has caused airlines to cut the number of flights by up to 70% in some cases, prepare for the worst-case scenario and talk to employees about the...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 14, 2020 21:45 UTC