Coronavirus: British Airways and Ryanair cancel all flights to and from Italy amid Covid-19 outbreak

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British Airways and Ryanair have cancelled flights to and from Italy.

BA said it would not be running any flights scheduled for today while Ryanair will stop all flights from Saturday until April 9.

It comes after Italy was placed under lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against all but essential travel to the entire country.

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