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Old Feb 9, 2020, 4:53 am
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highupinthesky
 
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Originally Posted by nacho
Anyway EU 261 would kick in? The fact is that WHO didn't say anything about banning air traffic between China and other countries so it's the airlines own choice to cancel flight from and to China.
The foreign affairs of multiple countries advice against traveling to China, and have evacuated people from China. That is enough to void EU 261

Originally Posted by nacho
If a flight is cancelled OP's friend should be allowed to be rerouted
I don't think anyone here disagrees to this.
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