James Kon

With global concern growing over the contagious Covid-19, Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) has cancelled flights to 21 cities on specific dates.

RB stated in its website that the airline was closely monitoring the development of coronavirus in China and around the network with directives from the World Health Organization (WHO) and government agencies in China, Brunei and other countries which it serves.

“The safety of our crew and guests is our highest priority. We are working closely with the authorities to take measures to minimise the spread of the coronavirus by taking proactive measures for our guests and crew,” RB stated.

Brunei Beijing flights BI621/BI622 and BI623/BI624 have been cancelled for February and March. RB flights to Chinese cities of Changsha, Haikou, Hangzhou, Nanning and Shanghai were also cancelled for February and

March 2020. Flights to Bali, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore, Surabaya, Taipei, Bintulu, Sibu and Sandakan as well as Tawau were cancelled on specific dates.

The public can check the details on https://www.flyroyalbrunei.com/brunei/en/flight-cancellations-covid-19/.

The official website also cited that the schedule is subject to change and is right during the time of publication while all other routes are operating as per published schedule.

“RB will continue to provide travel options to China via various cities on our network and with our airline partners. Some temporary flight consolidation on other routes is necessary during this significantly reduced demand period,” said RB in a release.

Guests affected by the flight changes will be contacted by RB’s customer service teams to discuss alternative flight options.

RB is closely monitoring the situation and will provide updates on the latest developments.

Guests are also encouraged to check their flight status.

For more information, visit http://www.moh.gov.bn/SitePages/COVID-19.aspx.