China’s Civil Aviation Administration has reviewed applications from Chinese and foreign airlines to resume international flights following the country’s recent optimization of COVID-19 management, a CAAC official said Tuesday.
International travel is expected to accelerate in the second half of this year, said Liang Nan, director general of the Department of Transportation of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
“If the market recovers well, the number of international flights by the end of the year is expected to reach about 80 percent of the level before the epidemic, with about 7,300 flights per week,” she said.
Liang was speaking at a policy briefing in Beijing, which was organized by the Foreign Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to brief international business executives on the optimization of China’s outbreak control policies.
“Chinese and foreign airlines are optimistic about the resumption of international flights, with nearly 40 domestic and overseas carriers having submitted applications to schedule about 700 passenger flights every week to and from 34 countries,” she said.
Most flights are scheduled to resume operations in late January and early February. She added that the administration is following procedures to process the applications. In the meantime, she said the government has resumed accepting applications for international passenger charters to meet the needs of business travelers.
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China’s civil aviation authority has examined applications for the resumption of international flights by Chinese and foreign airlines after China’s recent optimization of its COVID-19 management. International travel is expected to accelerate in the second half of this year, said Liang Nan, director general of the Department of Transportation of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
“If the market recovers well, the number of international flights by the end of the year is expected to reach about 80 percent of the level before the epidemic, with about 7,300 flights per week,” she said. Chinese and foreign airlines are optimistic about the resumption of international flights, with nearly 40 domestic and overseas carriers having submitted applications to schedule about 700 passenger flights every week to and from 34 countries.
Most flights are scheduled to resume operations in late January and early February. The administration is following procedures to process these requests.
In addition, after the impact of the outbreak over the past three years, passengers still need time to prepare for another trip abroad. There are 563 international flights scheduled this week. That number is expected to increase to 1,000 per week by the end of February and to 1,300 to 2,300 per week by the end of March.
The administration will maintain communication with Chinese and foreign airlines to ensure they understand the updated policy,