Brussels Airlines suspends flights until April 19 over coronavirus

Belgium's Brussels airlines, a Lufthansa subsidiary, will suspend all flights as of Saturday until April 19 over coronavirus, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

"Given the extraordinary circumstances caused by the worldwide coronavirus crisis, Brussels Airlines has decided to temporarily suspend its flight operations," said the airlines, a subsidiary of Germany's Lufthansa.

The company is also reducing from Tuesday its flight schedule until March 20. Customers will be offered a chance to reschedule flights, it added.