Thousands of people across the world have cancelled their travelling plans amid the?coronavirus outbreak. The Indian government has also suspended all visas till April 15 and advised the citizens not to travel abroad.?
Airlines are reportedly running in losses given the?pandemic?and the images of vacant, 'ghostly' airplanes are being shared by the handful of travellers who are braving travel.?Social media users are sharing images of their near-empty flights from around the world.?International flights are flying with as few as 13 passengers onboard.?
1. Take the following photo for instance which came in from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington last Friday.
2. This Instagram user captured his ghost Delta flight from Minneapolis¨CSaint Paul International Airport in Minnesota.
3. This passenger snapped a photo of a deserted flight to Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
In US, a 30-day ban has been imposed on Europeans entering the country, excluding those from the United Kingdom and Ireland.?
Meanwhile in India, PM Narendra Modi tweeted that people should avoid travelling abroad and cancel all unnecessary travel plans. The aviation minister has asked airlines to consider waiving off cancellation fees and provide refunds to people have are looking to cancel their travel bookings.?
However, not every airline seem to be cooperative. People have been taking to Twitter to complaint about Air India Express claiming that the customer support is not helpful and the airlines is charging hefty fee.?
On the other hand, budget airline Go Air has waived cancellation fees on booking made till April 20.?