Ahead of the country-wide lockdown announcement, airlines already started giving customers options to change their travel plans.
Italian Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte put the entire country on lockdown to slow the spread of a new coronavirus and blanket travel restrictions mean many people will have to cancel upcoming trips.
"Italy's future is in our hands. We all do our part, giving up something for the good of the community. At stake is the health of our loved ones, our parents, our children, our grandparents," Conte posted on Twitter.
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