Civil Aviation Administration: Measures to adjust international flight volume, entry points, etc. to effectively prevent the risk of epidemic input

(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Civil Aviation Administration: Measures to adjust international flight volume, entry points and other measures to effectively prevent the risk of epidemic input

China News Agency, Beijing, April 6 (Reporter Li Yanan) At the press conference of the Joint Defense and Joint Control Mechanism of the State Council on the 6th, Han Guangzu, deputy director of the Flight Standards Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said that the adjustment of the first entry point of international passenger flights and further Relevant measures to reduce the volume of international passenger flights have effectively prevented the risk of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic being imported from abroad.

Han Guangzu said that since the implementation of the policy of adjusting the entry of international passenger flights destined for Beijing from the first point of entry on March 20, as of April 5, a total of 112 flights have been adjusted, and the total number of inbound passengers at the airport of first point of entry is 25,700 The adjustment involves 18 foreign countries.

"From the current point of view, this work is generally stable and orderly. After nearly three weeks of practice and exploration at various entry points and airports, the various work processes and response plans have been gradually improved." Han Guangzu said.

He pointed out that practice has proved that the adoption of adjustment policies is conducive to strict control of overseas epidemic situation and continuous importation into the capital Beijing, is conducive to improving the health and safety of international passengers entering Beijing, and is also conducive to improving the efficiency of customs clearance for inbound passengers. While epidemic prevention work, it is more convenient for passengers.

With the further development of overseas new coronary pneumonia epidemic situation, China's prevention and control work is facing a more severe situation. To this end, according to the unified deployment of the joint defense and joint control mechanism of the State Council, the Civil Aviation Administration has introduced measures to further reduce the volume of international passenger flights, that is, the "five one" policy of an airline keeping one route in a country and having at most one flight a week. .

Han Guangzu said that since the implementation of the policy on March 29, as of April 5, there have been 112 inbound international passenger flights, including 88 domestic airlines, 24 foreign airlines, and about 21,000 inbound passengers in 8 days. The number of people entering through air ports has been reduced from about 25,000 people per day to less than 3,000 people before the implementation of the policy, effectively preventing the imported risks of the epidemic.

In addition, Han Guangzu also stated that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has launched a major air transportation guarantee mechanism in a timely manner and arranged temporary flights to assist overseas citizens to return to their homes in cities where demand is high and flight destinations are capable of receiving support.

Han Guangzu said that from March 4 to April 3, civil aviation has arranged 11 temporary flights to assist 1,827 Chinese citizens in Iran, Italy, and the United Kingdom to return home. Among them, 6 flights were carried out on Iranian temporary flights and 976 Chinese citizens were returned; 4 flights were carried out on Italian temporary flights and 670 Chinese citizens were returned; 1 flight was carried out on British temporary flights and 181 Chinese citizens were returned. The returnees are mainly foreign students. (Finish)