Cabo Verde Suspends Washington Flights

Cabo Verde Airlines has temporarily suspended flights to Washington from March 8 to May 31,2020, due to significantly reduced customer demand, that was prompted by global health concerns related to corona virus COVID-19. In a statement by the management of the airline, it said passenger demand has decreased because of the Corona virus epidemic, which has impacted operations, hence the need to temporarily suspend some flights. According to the statement ,“Cabo Verde will temporarily suspend flights to Washington from March 8 to May 31 due to significantly reduced customer demand prompted by global health concerns related to corona virus COVID-19. “The corona virus outbreak is changing worldwide aviation. As a result of the outbreak, passenger demand has decreased. Consequently, airlines have been trim ming services and this also impacts Ca bo Verde Airlines. “As other aviation companies in general, Ca bo Verde Airlines is paying attention to destinations where the focus of C OVID -19 is increasing and affected customers will be contacted to accommodate travel needs. Those who booked through a travel agent will be contacted by their agency directly beginning March 09, or they can reach out to their travel agency. “Up to now it is not proven scientifically that hot destinations are more safe for C OVID -19 contagion, there is no case of C OVID -19 in Cape Verde, so Ca bo Verde Airlines believes that Sal Island is a safe destination for tourists and will continue to fly in other routes accordingly the market demand. The company has already published on its website the contingency plan for passenger protection and continues to be attentive to the outbreak worldwide in order to restart the operation after the ended outbreak ”.