Only six out of 15 Chines airlines are now flying to Myanmar since the outbreak of COVID-19 virus in China, according to Department for Civil Aviation (DCA).

“We instructed international airlines flying over Myanmar to make their passengers to fill in health decelerating forms as we are a member of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and we follow the instructions of World Health Organization (WHO) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),” said an official from the DCA.

The DCA is following the instructions from the WHO and ICAO to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in international airports and domestic airports in a timely manner, according to Ministry of Transport and Communications.

The DCA instructed Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) and Myanmar Airways International (MAI) to suspend their chartered services to China to prevent the 2019 Novel Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) issued an electronic bulletin to its member countries and instructed the pilots to inform the respective air traffic control tower if the passengers with suspected coronavirus symptoms are included in their planes.

The MAI announced it has canceled all chartered flights to China from January 31 till further notice.

Moreover all airlines flying from China to Yangon International Airport were suspended except Cathay Dragon Airlines from Hong Kong and China Air from Taiwan.