April 30, 2009
Spanish carrier Air Europa said on Thursday it would cut charter flights to Mexico to one from five a week next month after demand was hit by fears about travelling to the country because of the swine flu outbreak.
"We are reducing charter flights from Madrid to Cancun to one a week because of demand," said a spokesman for the airline, owned by private Spanish travel group Globalia.
European Union health ministers will discuss a French proposal on Thursday to suspend flights to, but not from, Mexico, French Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot said on Wednesday.
Air Europa is among the first airlines to announce cuts in flights to Mexico.
Iberworld, another Spanish charter airline, said on Wednesday it would cut its far smaller service to Mexico in May, However Iberia, the Spanish flag carrier, said it had not made any changes to its schedule of 12 flights to Mexico a week.
The spokeswoman added she did not have data on how the flu outbreak had affected demand.
(Reuters)
Spanish carrier Air Europa said on Thursday it would cut charter flights to Mexico to one from five a week next month after demand was hit by fears about travelling to the country because of the swine flu outbreak.
"We are reducing charter flights from Madrid to Cancun to one a week because of demand," said a spokesman for the airline, owned by private Spanish travel group Globalia.
European Union health ministers will discuss a French proposal on Thursday to suspend flights to, but not from, Mexico, French Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot said on Wednesday.
Air Europa is among the first airlines to announce cuts in flights to Mexico.
Iberworld, another Spanish charter airline, said on Wednesday it would cut its far smaller service to Mexico in May, However Iberia, the Spanish flag carrier, said it had not made any changes to its schedule of 12 flights to Mexico a week.
The spokeswoman added she did not have data on how the flu outbreak had affected demand.
(Reuters)