Covid-19. A total of 106 flights on 22 routes will be diverted between March 21 and May 1, state broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday, citing a statement by the nation’s aviation authority.
The flights are operated by Air China Ltd., China Eastern Airlines Corp., Shanghai Airlines Co., Juneyao Airlines Co. and Spring Airlines Co., CCTV said, without providing details of which routes would be affected.
Bloomberg News reported Friday that China had discussed diverting flights from Shanghai, the country’s prime gateway for international travel and home to its main stock exchange and many corporate headquarters.
Pudong airport in the city’s east handled 40% of inbound international air passenger traffic since the start of the pandemic, according to local media Yicai.