Asian airlines dragged deeper into virus's maelstrom

Pandemic-triggered shutdowns wipe out carriers' cash flows

Australia-based Qantas Airways announced Tuesday that it will cut its total group international capacity by around 90% until at least the end of May. © Reuters

ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writer

March 18, 2020 00:49 JST

TOKYO -- Airlines in Asia are being sucked deeper into the coronavirus crisis after its escalation into a global pandemic sparked a wave of travel bans in Europe and North America.