The Civil Aviation Agency of China (CAAC) announced this week the suspension of 8 more flights of US airlines from US airports to Shanghai because of COVID-19 concerns.
Newly suspended flights are:
- 4 United flights from San Francisco
- 2 Delta flights from Seattle beginning the week of 31 January
- 2 American flights from Dallas beginning 21 February
The new suspensions bring the YTD total of suspended US-China flights to more than 80.
From the CAAC website:
"From January 22 to October 17, the two airports in Shanghai [SAA] received a total of 24,421 international and regional flights and therefore accumulated rich experience in epidemic prevention and control...Various practical measures adopted during deplaning and arrival [included] contactless procedures for passengers to go through formalities at the airport, digital identity management, “cloud services” for epidemic prevention and control, contactless shopping and catering services, the Wechat mini app for the filling and reporting of health information, and the immediate disinfection of hands and devices by the inspection personnel after checking each passenger. SAA emphasized that the joint prevention and control mechanism with Chinese characteristics was the key to achieving the current success in the epidemic prevention and control, and called on the global civil aviation industry to strengthen cooperation and exchanges to jointly respond to the crisis."
