our correspondent, jenny kumah, is at heathrow.to services and passengers. this is having a huge impact, in particular flights to and from spain have been hard this weekend. a number of airlines have announced that they will be either reducing flights to spain, or stopping them altogether. for example, rya nair today said they will be reducing flights from midnight through till midnight on thursday. we also had easyj et midnight on thursday. we also had easyjet saying that they will cancel flights for the rest of the month from tuesday but running a normal service until then. they say they will be operating a number of return flights. further afield, more disruption is anticipated as the us government has said it will ban travellers from the uk and the republic of ireland, and that comes into force in the early hours of tuesday morning. today we have heard that the foreign office is advising against travel to the us, in all but emergencies. a lot of airlines very concerned about the impact this is happening also on their businesses

jenny kumah is at heathrow for us.ures were said to be livid that the budget on wednesday didn't contain any specific measures to help the airline industry. they are calling for financial airline industry. they are calling forfinancial support airline industry. they are calling for financial support in particular in light of the us travel ban which has been extended to include the uk and the republic of ireland. they say this will impact on vital routes for airlines and we understand virgin atlantic will be writing to ministers tomorrow calling for financial help. the trade body atlantique uk, sorry, airlines uk, see unless the government pulls itself together who knows what will be left of the industry. the government says it is engaging with the sector's leadership to support workers, businesses and passengers and it has influenced the eu commission to relax flight slots and treasury stands ready to help all businesses including the airline industry affected by coronavirus. jenny, thank you. let's take a look at some

to get more on the impact of the virus on travel, our correspondent, jenny kumah, is at heathrow.l of disruption has there been? this is a difficult time for both travellers and airlines. lots of disruption, to and from flights from spain. this is as the foreign office advises against all but essential travel to the country which is the second worst hit by the coronavirus after italy. today we have had easyj et after italy. today we have had easyjet saying that from tuesday they will be cancelling flights for they will be cancelling flights for the rest of the month to spain and ryanair says it will reduce its flights to spain from midnight tonight to thursday midnight. there has also been disruption further afield. in the us, in some airports, they have introduced screening measures for people returning from europe. this comes as the us has said it is extending its travel ban from europe to the uk, and the republic of ireland. this is also causing lots of concern to airlines who say that it will hit a number of vital routes to and from the usa. what about the help that is availab

jenny kumah in heathrow, thank you very much.le have now died, a state of emergency is in force. for the next 15 days, people will be confined to their homes, apart from going to work or shopping forfood or medicines. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. another european capital city almost deserted. spain has declared a lockdown, meaning people are banned from leaving home except for buying essential supplies and medicine, orfor work if they can't do so remotely. authorities have decided to use drones to encourage those out on the street to return to their houses. schools are shut, museums and sports venues closed, and restaurants and cafes can only do home deliveries, a huge adjustment for society. a week ago, we were fine. we were all dancing, partying, out on the streets, and, within seven days, we are now confined to our homes. so this is something very serious to consider, and the spanish culture is to be outside, so it's very hard for people. the uk has advised against all but essential travel to spain, but british citizens there

to get more on the impact of the virus on travel, our correspondent, jenny kumah, is at heathrow. well? it is difficult times for travellers and the airlines. particular disruption to spain, the country is on lockdown and emergency measures have been put in place. a number of airlines have cancelled flights to the country, so easyjet say they are running a normal timetable today and tomorrow but from tuesday, there will be no more flights for the rest of the month but they will be running a number of rescue flights. yesterday, one airline and jet2 said they were cancelling flights. another blow to the airline industry is the united states said it is extending its european travel ban to the uk and the republic of ireland. this will particularly affect a number of vital routes for airlines like british airways and virgin atlantic. the trade body airlines uk has put a stop message out to the british government saying, unless the british government pulls itself together who knows what will be left of the industry. they are calling for emergency financial support for the airline indust