China will gradually resume direct international flights to Beijing

In March, Chinese authorities ordered all international flights to Beijing to be diverted to other airports

September 03, 2020 06:09 am | Updated 06:09 am IST - BEIJING

The shadow of a landing China Eastern Airlines plane passes a Hainan Airlines plane waiting to take off at Beijing airport on March 21, 2015.

The shadow of a landing China Eastern Airlines plane passes a Hainan Airlines plane waiting to take off at Beijing airport on March 21, 2015.

China's aviation regulator said on Wednesday it will resume direct flights to Beijing from eight countries including Thailand, Cambodia, Greece, Denmark, Sweden and Canada from September 3.

In March, Chinese authorities ordered all international flights to Beijing to be diverted to other airports as their first port of entry, as the capital stepped up measures to battle imported infections.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China said it would reimpose such curbs if more than three passengers test positive for the coronavirus upon arrival and load factors on such flights would be strictly controlled.

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