up to date! 45% of flights at two major airports in Beijing cancelled, and news from the railway department
China-Singapore Jingwei client, June 17th, Beijing announced that the emergency response level of public health emergencies will be adjusted from three to two. Affected by the epidemic, the inbound and outbound flights at the two major airports in Beijing were cancelled on a large scale, and the railway department and some airlines also issued free refund policies.
Beijing emergency response level was adjusted from level 3 to level 2
On the evening of June 16, Beijing held the 121st outbreak prevention and control press conference. Chen Bei, deputy secretary-general of the Beijing Municipal Government, informed that after the Beijing Municipal Government’s New Coronary Pneumonia Prevention and Control Work Leading Group has researched and decided to apply for approval in accordance with the procedures, it was decided that the emergency response level in Beijing will be adjusted from level 3 to level 2 on June 16.
As Beijing's emergency response level is raised, the corresponding prevention and control measures have also changed. Chen Bei said that people in the middle and high-risk streets and new markets are prohibited from leaving Beijing. Others insist on "not leaving Beijing unless necessary." Those who do need to leave Beijing must hold a negative nucleic acid test within 7 days.
Nearly 45% of flights canceled at Beijing's two major airports
According to Feichangzhun APP data, today (17th), the cancellation of incoming and outgoing flights at Beijing's two major airports increased sharply. As of press time, Capital Airport originally planned to execute 855 flights, with 395 flights cancelled, with cancellations exceeding 46%; Daxing Airport The original plan was to execute 316 flights, cancel 168 sorties, and the cancellation volume was 42.2%. The total cancellation volume of the two major airports was nearly 45%.
Screenshot of the flight situation at Capital Airport Source: Feichangzhun APP
Daxing Airport flight screenshot source: Feichangzhun APP
According to the Beijing News, many airlines, including Air China and China Southern Airlines, have provided a fee-free refund service for flights in and out of Beijing. The customer service staff of Air China stated that before the ticket purchase date was before June 15 and the travel date was between June 16 (including 16 days) and June 30 (including 30 days), the refund was requested before the flight took off. Refund processing fees are waived. The customer service staff of China Southern Airlines said that passengers need to meet the following two conditions to apply for a fee-free refund: First, the ticket purchase date is before June 14, and second, the travel date is between June 14 and June 30. Special handling of Beijing route, application for voluntary refund, no handling fee.
Civil aviation analyst Lu Biao told the media that in accordance with the latest epidemic prevention and control requirements, personnel are strictly controlled when they leave Beijing. Even if people in low-risk areas are not necessary to leave Beijing, they must provide a negative nucleic acid test certificate when they leave Beijing. To a large extent, the passenger flow out of Beijing will be affected, and the business of the two major airports and airlines in Beijing will inevitably be greatly reduced.
Railway Department Announces Free Ticket Refund Measures for Trains Entering and Leaving Beijing
China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. said on the 17th that in order to coordinate with Beijing's emergency response level from level 3 to level 2 epidemic prevention and control work, the railway department decided: from June 17, 2020, passengers at the station , 12306 website and other channels, for the refund of all valid tickets for trains in and out of Beijing that have been purchased before 24:00 on June 16, 2020, no refund fee will be charged, and the purchase of railway ridership insurance will be processed together.
Screenshot source: Official Weibo of China National Railway Group Co., Ltd.
Operation of some inter-provincial long-distance passenger lines in Beijing suspended
According to the Beijing Daily, the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission was informed that due to the continuous diagnosis of new coronary pneumonia in Beijing, some inter-provincial long-distance passenger lines will be temporarily suspended. Starting from the 17th, the Gonglian Long-distance Sihui Station was suspended.
According to the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, due to the severe epidemic prevention and control situation, and the passenger flow of some lines has been significantly reduced, each inter-provincial passenger station has successively received applications from the inbound passenger transport companies to suspend operation of the Beijing-Ban line, and some inter-provincial long-distance passenger lines Operations will be suspended one after another, and all passengers are requested to log in to the "Beijing Inter-Provincial Passenger Transport Information Network" and "CCCC Bus Ticket" WeChat public account to check whether the passenger line is operating.
According to reports, as early as June 14th, the Xinfadi Long-distance Passenger Terminal, which is located around the Xinfadi Market, has been shut down. On the 16th, Beijing Provincial Passenger Transport Information Network issued the "Notice of Sihui Station on Adjusting Suspension of Business." From June 17, Gonglian Long-distance Sihui Station suspended the province's operation based on the application for the suspension of the line vehicle operation by the inbound enterprise. International line operation. At the same time, the public long-distance Sihui station will be temporarily closed, and the operation time of the line and the station will be notified separately.
According to a report by the Beijing Youth Daily, due to the impact of the epidemic, the planned opening of the Tangshan line of the Capital Airport on June 16 was temporarily suspended. The currently operating Chifeng Line and Langfang Line of the Capital Airport have been temporarily suspended on June 16. The Baoding Line of the Capital Airport will be temporarily suspended on June 17. The specific opening time will be notified separately.
At the same time, in accordance with the requirements of the Beijing epidemic prevention and control, the airport bus company has temporarily canceled the Daxing Airport Bus Beijing South Station Line Gaomidian drop-off station, Beijing Station line Liuxiangqiao, drop-off station, Dongzhimen night route Liuxiang Under the bridge passenger station, the recovery time will be notified separately. According to the needs of Beijing epidemic prevention and control, the airport bus company has suspended the operation of the Tangshan line of Daxing Airport on June 16; the operation of the Baoding line of Daxing Airport has been suspended on June 17, and the specific recovery time will be notified separately.
Beijing will adjust the current limit of public transportation to control the full load rate
On the evening of June 16, Chen Bei, deputy secretary-general of the Beijing Municipal Government, announced that after the Beijing response level was upgraded to Level 2, it will adjust the proportion of public traffic restrictions, control the full load rate, and implement disinfection and ventilation. Prior to this, due to the upgrade of Gaomidian Street, Xihongmen Town, Linxue Road Street in Daxing District to a medium-risk area, involving multiple stations on the Beijing Metro Line 4, the Beijing-Hong Kong Metro has already opened additional passengers in a timely manner in response to the current epidemic. To ensure passenger safety. Beijing Metro also said that in order to better protect the safety of passengers, it has implemented the "secondary prevention and control" requirements and continued to strengthen the prevention and control measures such as disinfection, ventilation, and temperature measurement to protect the safety and health of passengers.
It is understood that according to the requirements of the fourth edition of the “Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Zones in Passenger Terminals and Transportation Means” issued by the Ministry of Transport, the station congestion and train full load rate of rail transit in high-risk areas cannot exceed 50%. The station congestion and train full load rate of rail transit in risk areas cannot exceed 70%. (Sino-Singapore Jingwei APP)