JetBlue became the first U.S. airline to broadly lift change and cancellation fees because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The airline is the first U.S. carrier to make the move and will put pressure on others to follow suit.
The budget carrier's unusual measure, which could pressure other airlines to follow suit, comes during steep drop in airline stocks as investors fret over the spread of the virus, known at COVID-19, to the U.S., following warnings from health officials. JetBlue, serves the U.S. and parts of Latin America and the Caribbean unlike its larger U.S. competitors that fly to China, where most of the more than 81,000 coronavirus cases have been reported.
JetBlue said the suspension of change and cancellation fees, which can reach $200, would apply for new bookings made on Thursday through March 11 and for trips that would end June 1.
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