日中定期旅客便、６割減　新型肺炎影響で

　赤羽一嘉国土交通相は１０日の閣議後記者会見で、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大により、日本と中国本土の間の定期旅客便数が、感染発覚前と比べ約６割減っていると明らかにした。クルーズ船についても、２月に日本へ寄港予定だった１４隻のうち１３隻でツアー中止が決まったといい、影響が広がっている。
　国交省によると、香港やマカオ、台湾を除く日中間の定期旅客便は、９～１５日の１週間に６８０往復と見込まれている。新型ウイルス感染が大きな影響を及ぼす前だった１月下旬時点の見通しでは、同期間中に１６１７往復が予定されていた。（2020/02/10-11:14）

The number of regular passenger flights connecting Japan and mainland China has been reduced by some 60 pct since the outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus, Japanese transport minister Kazuyoshi Akaba said Monday.
   In addition, tours have been canceled for 13 of 14 cruise ships that were scheduled to visit Japanese ports this month, Akaba told a press conference.
   During the week through Saturday, the number of round-trip flights between Japan and China, excluding Hong Kong and Macao as well as Taiwan, is expected to total 680, against the 1,617 estimated as of late January, before the viral outbreak originating in China began to have a huge impact, according to the transport ministry.
   The number could decrease further, ministry officials said.
   "We are afraid that the outbreak and the reduced flight services will significantly affect local tourism industries," Akaba said.