Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: China resumed regular passenger flights with fifty-eight countries last week after the country removed certain COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on international passenger flights from January 8 2023.
Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Thursday that from 6 to 12 February, about 98 domestic and overseas airlines operated 795 flights, up 65% from the week from 2 to 8 January.
The number of nations handling flights to or from China and airlines operating these flights resumed to 64% and 80%, respectively, of the level in the corresponding period of 2019.
Flights numbers likely to exceed pre-pandemic level
It said that the domestic air transport market would continue to see swift expansion, and the flight amount is expected to equal and even exceed the pre-pandemic level.
It was also expected that the number of international flights to surge further, driven by the gradual resumption of demand for international tourism, business, and education.
