Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 -- All scheduled flights on 49 air routes between China and Japan have been cancelled for February, flight data showed on Jan 26, as Chinese airlines extended special ticket change and refund policies for Japan-related travel.

Data from flight information platform Flight Master showed that as at Jan 26, 49 China-Japan routes had cancelled all flights scheduled for February, an increase from January.

In January, the cancellation rate for flights from the Chinese mainland to Japan stood at 47.2 per cent, up 7.8 percentage points from December.

China's three major domestic carriers - Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines - issued notices on Jan 26 detailing special handling measures for tickets o...