To whom does China reopen its skies?
After more than two years of almost closed borders, some international flights to and from China are resuming, but which countries and companies guarantee connections with the Dragon?
The skies of China reopen. Although the zero Covid strategy continues, the easing of restrictions also includes the resumption of some international flights. Chinese civil aviation authorities announced last month that more international flights would be allowed as part of a broader plan to revive the economy heavily hit by the continuing closures.
CLOSED SKIES CAUSE PANDEMIC
With the zero Covid strategy, in March 2020, China decided to close its borders by providing only one weekly flight into and out of the country through a single route.
This policy, known as the " five one policy ," reports the South China Morning Post , has led more than 100 domestic and foreign airlines to cut international flights in and out of China.
WHAT TRAVEL-RELATED MEASURES HAVE CHANGED
Now, with the easing of measures announced last week , the length of quarantine for inbound arrivals has been halved from 14 to 7 days, which still need to be spent in a government-appointed facility and must be followed by 3 days. home health monitoring.
China has also eased visa restrictions in recent weeks. Foreigners who need a work visa, in fact, are no longer required to provide an invitation letter, difficult to obtain and issued by local authorities, and the country will resume issuing visas for visiting Chinese family members or for foreigners. with permanent residence in mainland China.
However, the authorities remain cautious in making announcements as infections have increased in Macau and mass tests are underway in Shanghai , while the city of Xi'an , home to 13 million people, is again in lockdown after they have been identified. 18 cases.
WHICH FLIGHTS ARE CATCHED FROM AND TO CHINA
Already last month, SCMP recalls, some foreign carriers started flying to China again. Air New Zealand, in late June, resumed its weekly flight between Shanghai and Auckland, Delta Air, also in June, reactivated flights between Shanghai and Seattle and will resume the route between Detroit and Shanghai this month.
China Southern Airlines has announced plans to operate seven routes starting in June, with a total of weekly international flights rising to 48 from 36.
Moreover, in view of the summer season, China is further increasing the number of international flights. In particular, the routes from Russia and the Philippines.
NEW LINES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA
From Russia, according to what was declared yesterday by the Chinese embassy in Moscow, even more commercial flights will arrive, going from the current two per week to eight.
Of the six additional flights, three will resume previous routes between Moscow and Beijing, Shenzhen and Chengdu, while three new services will operate between Moscow and Beijing, Moscow and Shanghai and St. Petersburg and Chengdu.
NEW LINES ALSO FROM THE PHILIPPINES
On June 28, the Chinese embassy in the Philippines, as reported by SCMP , said that China will increase the number of airlines serving the Southeast Asian country.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/a-chi-riapre-i-suoi-cieli-la-cina/ on Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:44:59 +0000.