Month: January 2022

During Chinese New Year (January 31 to February 6), there will be no updates on the blog. I will be back to start new posts from February 7. Until then, 新年快乐 and 虎年大吉！！

On January 29, the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) announced an extended suspension against Saudi flight SV884 from Riyadh to Guangzhou. On January 20, 5 passengers on flight SV884 tested positive for the novel coronavirus. As a result, SV884 was suspended for 2 more weeks starting February 14. For an overview of all the … Read more

On January 26, the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) announced suspension against the following THREE flights: Air France flight AF112 from Paris to Shanghai KLM flight KL857 from Amsterdam to Shanghai Lufthansa flight LH728 from Frankfurt to Shanghai On January 18, 7 passengers on flight AF112 tested positive for the novel coronavirus. As a … Read more

On January 26, the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) announced suspension against the following TWO flights: Lufthansa flight LH728 from Frankfurt to Shanghai China Eastern flight MU772 from Amsterdam to Shanghai On January 18, 6 passengers on flight LH728, and 5 passengers on flight MU772 tested positive for the novel coronavirus. As a result: … Read more

On January 25, the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) announced suspension against the following FIVE flights: KLM flight KL831 from Amsterdam to Hangzhou SWISS flight LX188 from Zurich to Shanghai Aeroflot flight SU208 from Moscow to Shanghai Juneyao flight HO1608 from Helsinki to Shanghai China Eastern flight MU570 from Paris to Shanghai On January … Read more

On January 24, as the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) announced suspension against the following FOUR flights: China Eastern flight MU2574 from Vientiane to Kunming Air China flight CA936 from Frankfurt to Shanghai Oman Air flight WY851 from Muscat to Guangzhou Singapore Airlines flight SQ846 from Singapore to Shenzhen On January 14, 7 passengers … Read more

Foreigners over the age of 18 and residents from Hong Kong and Macau in Shanghai can register for COVID-19 booster shots beginning from today at 8:00 PM, Shanghai health authorities announced this morning, and inoculations will commence tomorrow. Also, vaccination reservations for foreign minors and children from Hong Kong and Macau between the ages of … Read more

The following five flights to China have resumed full operation starting January 25: Air China flight CA770 from Los Angeles to Shenzhen Air Canada flight AC25 (Saturday fight) from Vancouver to Shanghai Air Algerie flight AH3060 from Algiers to Chengdu Mahan Air flight W581 from Tehran to Guangzhou Lao flight QV815 from Vientiane to Kunming … Read more

The Shanghai government on Monday announced booster shot plans for the city’s Taiwan residents who are over 18 years old, starting from 8pm on January 24th; and vaccination plans for Taiwan residents aged between 3 and 11, which kicks off on Tuesday. Taiwan residents who hold the Mainland Travel Permit can make vaccination and booster … Read more

Those entering China via Shanghai have been ordered to be put under strict observation for seven days after 14 days of quarantine in designated hotels, the municipal anti-epidemic authority said Monday. Those with Shanghai as their destination and a fixed residence in the city with only one person or a family have been asked to … Read more