Low Demand Because Of Swine Flu Scare Forces Three Large US Airlines To Cut Mexico Flights

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Article Date: 02 May 2009 - 9:00 PDT

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To add to the list of European airlines that have stopped flying people to Mexico, US Airways, Continental Airlines and United Airlines announced they are temporarily stopping some flights to Mexico. The airlines say this is due to a significant drop in demand. The three US airlines have joined several others, including Air Canada, First Choice (UK), Monarch (UK), Thompson (UK), Thomas Cook (UK), Air Europa (Spain) in cutting flights to Mexico.

All airlines stress that this is a temporary measure, and after closely watching the situation, flights will resume to normal as soon as possible.

Several airlines that continue having flights into Mexico are adding a doctor to each plane. The aim is to better detect potential cases of swine flu.

Experts have indicated today that the current swine flu virus is a mild one. However, if it spreads and more people catch it there is a greater chance of a mutation. A mutation can occur if the swine flu virus (more appropriately known as the North American Flu virus) infects a person who is already infected with a normal seasonal human flu virus. It would then have the opportunity to exchange genetic material with that virus, creating a new virus - a mutated one. Written by - Christian Nordqvist
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