when travel typically spikes as people return to their hometowns for the official week-long holidays beginning January 21, 2023.
Last week, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, or CAAC, released a three-stage plan to gradually increase flight numbers, following aUnder the plan, daily passenger flights are expected to rise to 70% of the 2019 daily average by January 6, 2023, according to Caixin. This will rise to about 88% of the 2019 levels between January 7 to January 31.
The final phase of the plan through March 25 will see the sector in a stable recovery mode, Caixin reported, citing the CAAC.China's soft reopening is clashing with surging Covid-19 cases The CAAC's plan to ramp up flight volumes comes just as Covid-19 cases surge in China after the restrictions were loosened. The country reported 1,918 new local Covid-19 cases on Sunday, down from 2,028 on Saturday, according toSunday's reported cases was down sharply from— but this number included asymptomatic cases, which China has since stopped counting. Anecdotal accounts also suggest much larger infection and fatality numbers than what is officially reported.
Crematoriums and funeral homes in Beijing and Shanghai are processing a rising number of people who have died from Covid-19, the
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