Coronavirus set to infect global airlines fragile health
By DW
07 March 2020 |
9:10 am
The COVID-19 virus is hitting travel worldwide in unprecedented ways. As business trips are being cancelled and tourists stay at home, the airline industry is facing the worst downturn since the 2008 financial crisis.
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