[Explanation] On April 2nd, the Civil Aviation Administration of China held a press conference to introduce the implementation of the reduction of international flights and the adjustment of international flights at Capital Airport. At the meeting, Ma Bing, director of the Operational Monitoring Center of the Civil Aviation Administration, introduced that in order to strictly control the outbreak of overseas epidemics to Beijing, to improve passengers' safety and health protection capabilities and customs clearance efficiency, from March 20th, the adjustment of international flights to Beijing will be Entry at an entry point. Since the flight adjustment, operations have been generally stable.
[Contemporary] Ma Bing, Director of Operations Monitoring Center of Civil Aviation Administration
Since the implementation of the (flight) adjustment plan, operations have been generally stable. As of April 1, a total of 106 flights have been adjusted. Directly operated by 7 Chinese and foreign airlines, the airport of the first entry point accumulatively reached 24,651 passengers, of which 20,665 were retained at the first point of entry, with a retention rate of 84%. The airports with the largest number of flights at the first entry point are Tianjin (airport) 31 flights, Qingdao (airport) 15 flights, and (Hohhot Airport) 14 flights.
[Explanation] Ma Bing said that with the further development of epidemics abroad, civil aviation prevention and control is facing a more severe situation. To this end, the Civil Aviation Administration has issued a "five one" policy to further reduce the number of international passenger flights.
[Contemporary] Ma Bing, Director of Operations Monitoring Center of Civil Aviation Administration
Everyone knows the "Five Ones" policy. An airline maintains one route in one country, and there is at most one flight a week. Since the implementation of the civil aviation summer and autumn season on March 29. After adjustment, 108 international passenger flights are scheduled to enter Hong Kong in the first week. The current flight volume is to maintain the necessary flight volume (level) with the navigable countries. At the same time, in order to strengthen the protection of passengers and crew on board, the Civil Aviation Administration also requires Chinese and foreign airlines to take strict protective measures on international flights arriving from China (China) In particular, China Airlines and foreign airlines are required to ensure that the load factor of flights is not higher than 75%.
[Explanation] At the meeting, a reporter asked questions about the resumption of work and charter flights. In response, Jin Junhao, deputy inspector of the Transportation Department of the Civil Aviation Administration, said that in order to ensure the smooth start of the resumption of work and production across the country, the Civil Aviation Administration opened a green channel for flight applications to ensure that charter flights can be applied at any time and approved to take off in time. As of April 1, each airline has arranged more than 970 flights for resumption and resumption of production on the basis of existing scheduled flights, which has guaranteed more than 59,000 trips for resumption and resumption of personnel.
[Same Period] Jin Junhao, Deputy Inspector, Department of Transportation, Civil Aviation Administration
In March, the daily average number of flights guaranteed by civil aviation was 6,533, an increase of 20.5% compared to February, and recovered to about 42% before the outbreak. The passenger flights we resumed were mainly concentrated in the southwest and northwest, with relatively concentrated labor Regions, as well as regions with relatively concentrated labor demand in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta. Since March 29, Hubei Province, except Wuhan Airport, is gradually resuming operations, which strongly supports the resumption of production in Hubei.
[Explanation] Jin Junhao said that in the next step, the Civil Aviation Administration will continue to guide and encourage airlines to strengthen ties with local governments and labor companies, arrange transportation capacity reasonably, and meet the transportation needs of workers who resume production.
Reported by Cheng Yu and Liu Chao in Beijing
Editor-in-chief: [Ji Xiang]