Flights: when can we fly again? When can we travel again?

Coronavirus has forced most of the world's governments into total lockdown, refusing flights into their countries after the virus threatens to spread even further afield. Cases have now

nearly hit 500,000 without an end in sight, and travel restrictions likely won't lift until there is a clear sign the pandemic has died down.  WHEN CAN WE FLY AGAIN? Many countries

have now declared a lockdown due to the coronavirus in a bid to prevent cases accelerating further. In most instances, countrywide lockdown bars commercial flights, with exemptions in rare

cases. Those countries which have not locked down may still receive fewer flights, as airlines reduce activity of their own accord. READ MORE: PRINCE CHARLES SLAMMED FOR TRAVELLING TO

SCOTLAND WITH CORONAVIRUS Current restrictions are not in place for the UK, so people can still fly to countries which haven't got a warning from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

(FCO) attached to them. However, many airlines which serve the UK have drastically reduced their service. Jet2 has cancelled all of its flights for another five weeks until April 31, and

Emirates has announced it will cut all passenger flights. Ryanair has also reduced its service by 80 percent. "We know how important it is for customers to get home and so are

continuing to operate rescue flights over the coming days to repatriate them. "Significantly reducing our flying programme is the right thing to do when many countries have issued

advice to their citizens not to travel unless it is essential." He added the aircraft groundings would "remove significant levels of variable costs at a time when this remains

crucial". As the coronavirus pandemic worsens and more countries close their borders, potentially millions of people may be stranded abroad. Flight suspensions have left potentially

hundreds of thousands of Brits stuck abroad. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the Commons' Foreign Affairs Committee the pandemic has "close to a million" Brits stuck

abroad without an avenue home. Tourists in Peru and Morocco are amongst the worst affected, with travel bans and curfews in place to curb COVID-19. Those in Peru were told a flight to London

from Lima operated by Colombian airlines Avianca would set them back £2,600 to £3,000 this weekend.