LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - British budget airline Jet2.com
cancelled all of its flights to Spain on Saturday after the
country declared a state of emergency due to the spread of
coronavirus.
"We have taken the decision to cancel all flights to
mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands with
immediate effect," the airline, which is owned by leisure
operator Dart Group, said in a statement.
"We are contacting our customers who are currently in these
destinations, and who are due to travel, to advise them of their
options, so we urge customers not to call us."
The tourism sector has been hammered by the spread of
coronavirus. British Airways has warned of job losses
and Norwegian Air said it had "weeks not months" to
avert collapse.
Jet2.com is Britain's third-biggest airline in terms of
passenger numbers, behind easyJet and British Airways.
(Writing by William Schomberg
Editing by Frances Kerry)