[Explanation] On December 3rd, TR121 flight operated by Singapore Scoot carried nearly 40 passengers from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to Singapore at noon on the 3rd.
So far, Wuhan has resumed the international passenger route to and from Singapore, which is also the first non-stop route to Singapore to resume in Central China after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
[Concurrent] Qu Xiaoni, Head of Marketing Department of Hubei Airport Group
Singapore is our fourth international passenger route since we resumed our international flights in September.
Earlier, we resumed Seoul and Jakarta, including a new Pakistan flight on Monday.
[Explanation] This route operates a round-trip flight every Thursday, which is operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, and each flight can carry about 300 passengers.
At around 10 am that day, some passengers arrived at Tianhe International Airport to complete check-in procedures.
[Explanation] Xu Enheng from Chongqing has been following news of direct flights from all parts of China to Singapore in the past six months.
Due to the epidemic, he and his wife who works in Singapore have not been reunited for a long time.
After learning that Wuhan had resumed direct flights to Singapore, he applied for an air pass as soon as possible.
[Concurrent] Passenger Seo Eun Hyung
First of all, regardless of the price, I feel very excited after this is navigable.
In fact, it is relatively quick to apply for many documents like this.
[Explanation] Qu Xiaoni, Director of Marketing Department of Hubei Airport Group, introduced that after arriving at the airport, all international inbound passengers will arrive at the inspection point via a dedicated channel. After completing the relevant screening and immigration procedures, the districts will arrange transfer vehicles to the designated hotels for a period of time. During the 14-day centralized quarantine medical observation, international passengers did not mix with passengers on other flights at the airport.
[Concurrent] Qu Xiaoni, Head of Marketing Department of Hubei Airport Group
Including Singapore and other international passengers arriving in Hong Kong, we are a unified, centralized and isolated place.
Will not confuse with other domestic guests.
Do something in the same area. Nucleic acid testing includes flow adjustment, and then after arriving, it will be picked up by a dedicated channel, and then a unified bus will be picked up for a unified concentration. A 14-day quarantine will not be shared with domestic passengers. Any contact.
[Concurrent] Passenger Seo Eun Hyung
I feel that the country is still relatively fairly safe, not just in Wuhan, but the whole country seems to be well protected.
Especially in such a transportation hub.
[Explanation] It is understood that in order to block the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Wuhan has announced the closure of the Lihan Channel since January 23, and the original 63 international and regional passenger and freight routes have been suspended.
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport resumed flights on April 8, and the first international passenger route was resumed on September 16. As of now, Wuhan has resumed and opened 4 new international and regional routes.
Reporter Zheng Ziyan reports from Wuhan, Hubei
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]