International flights are not expected to increase soon due to the serious pandemic aboard, Shang Kejia, an official from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), said on Tuesday, as advising against overseas travel during the upcoming holidays.
At present, Chinese and foreign airlines are operating about 200 round international passenger flights a week, accounting for just 2.2 percent of the total number of flights prior to the pandemic, Shang said.
According to Shang, in July and August, China's civil aviation market saw significant declines due to the flare-up of coronavirus infections, with passenger traffic down 42 percent compared to 2019.
In August, the scale of civil aviation production dropped significantly, showing a double decline in passengers and cargo due to the spread of the epidemic in Nanjing, Shang added.