The planet’s axis has certainly tilted if this repeat of rare events has occurred in such short order. I suspect we agree on many more issues, as Cow does inject a dose of common sense into many discussions.

Anyway, there will indeed be some increased availability on AC flights to and from East Asian destinations for the next little while. The efforts of the health professionals have only partially moderated the media’s and general public’s tendency to instil fear and panic into an otherwise concerning yet manageable situation. Many of the affected passengers are of Asian heritage, are very valuable to the airline, and are easily lost to competitors if they feel that the company is not adequately addressing their concerns. At the risk of painting with a broad brush, Chinese consumers are often noticeably more discerning than others, and not inclined to settle for less than they expect.

Posts above have used the term “lecturing”, but stating facts that may contradict the flavour of public hysteria seems troublesome to some. Airlines have enough headwinds to overcome in the course of their daily operations without customers canceling plans en masse after making decisions based upon a headline rather than assessing an extremely low balance of probabilities.

Back to the Cow: I hope you find your MR space and enjoy a wonderful flu-free trip. I’ll work on finding more content we can both agree upon. Cant make any guarantees it won’t ruffle some feathers...