For European air carriers this impact first became evident for flights to and from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in January 2020, but the spread of the virus since January 2020 has led to a more generalised deterioration including in Europe.
Europski zračni prijevoznici te su posljedice prvi put primijetili kod letova u Narodnu Republiku Kinu i Posebno Upravno Područje Narodne Republike Kine Hong Kong i iz njih u siječnju 2020., no širenje virusa od siječnja 2020. dovelo je do općeg pogoršanja, među ostalim i u Europi.