China News Agency, Beijing, January 10 (Reporter Huang Yuqin and Li Chun) In response to the plan to resume direct flights between China and the United States, Liang Nan, director of the Transportation Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China and a first-level inspector, said in Beijing on the 10th that the Civil Aviation Administration of China announced on January 8 that Since then, it has begun to accept applications from Chinese and foreign airlines for the resumption of flights, including applications from Chinese and American airlines to resume operations of China-US routes.
On the same day, the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China invited people from foreign business circles in China to attend a special briefing on China's epidemic prevention policy.
Talking about the progress of the resumption of direct flights between China and the United States that are concerned by the outside world, Liang Nan said at the meeting that China will implement "Class B and B control" for new coronavirus infections from January 8, and relevant measures include canceling passenger load factor restrictions and other international passenger flights. Quantity control measures.
Chinese and foreign airlines, including American airlines, may operate scheduled passenger flights in accordance with bilateral air transport agreements.
Liang Nan pointed out that the Civil Aviation Administration is stepping up the approval work in accordance with the procedures, and welcomes Chinese and American airlines to operate flights between the two countries in accordance with the agreement and market demand, and make new and greater contributions to promoting personnel exchanges and economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.
During the resumption of flights, the Civil Aviation Administration will also strengthen communication with the U.S. civil aviation authorities to promote the smooth resumption of flights between China and the United States.
Liang Nan said that the Civil Aviation Administration has started accepting flight plan applications from Chinese and foreign airlines since January 8, and nearly 40 Chinese and foreign airlines have submitted applications for about 700 passenger flight plans per week involving 34 countries. Most of the flights are scheduled to resume operations from late January to February, and the Civil Aviation Administration is stepping up the review process in accordance with the procedures.
At the same time, the Civil Aviation Administration has resumed accepting applications for international passenger charter flights and business jets to meet the needs of international business contacts.
In terms of expectations for the recovery of the international passenger aviation market, Liang Nan said that considering the resumption of airline operations, international flights are affected by multiple factors such as market demand, capacity arrangements, schedule coordination, and approvals from Chinese and foreign aviation authorities, and it will take a long time to prepare.
On the other hand, after three years of the impact of the epidemic, it will take some time for tourists to gradually recover their willingness to travel across borders.
Overall, the recovery of the international aviation market will be slower than that of the domestic aviation market.
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