The union representing American Airlines' pilots sued Thursday to stop the carrier from flying to China amid the coronavirus outbreak.
According to the State Department's advisory, Chinese authorities have suspended air, road and rail transportation in the area around Wuhan, the city where the virus was first identified, and placed restrictions on other activities throughout the country. The message says all nonessential U.S. government personnel should defer travel to China, while also warning travelers of travel restrictions and suspended routes to and from commercial carriers in China.
"unacceptable," the Allied Pilots Association filed the suit in Dallas. The union represents American's 15,000 pilots. But the Allied Pilots Association said that it was concerned about the safety of its members, who are required to spend 32 hours on the ground between trips to comply with federal rest requirements.
"We are directing all American Airlines pilots assigned to flights between the United States and China, other than those on return trips to the United States, to decline the assignment," Ferguson added.Earlier Thursday, United Airlines further pared back its U.S.-China flight schedules, extending the cuts through the end of March. Earlier this week,The latest move left United with four daily departures to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong from its U.S. hubs, down from 12.
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