The CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) announced suspension against the following five flights:
- Air China flight CA404 from Singapore to Chengdu.
- SAS flight SK997 from Copenhagen to Shanghai
- United Airlines flight UA857 from San Francisco to Shanghai.
- Saudi flight SV882 from Riyadh to Guangzhou.
- Lufthansa flight LH780 from Frankfurt to Nanjing.
On October 8, 11 passengers on flight UA857 tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
As a result, and based on the new suspension rules, UA857 (Friday flight) was suspended for one week starting October 24.
On October 10, 8 passengers on flight SV882, and 6 passengers on flight LH780 tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
As a result, and based on the new suspension rules:
- SV884 (SV882 new number after season change) was suspended for one week starting October 31.
- LH780 was suspended for one week starting November 7.
On October 12, 10 passengers on flight CA404, and 8 passengers on flight SK997 tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
As a result, and based on the new suspension rules:
- CA404 was suspended for one week starting October 31.
- SK997 was suspended for one week starting October 31.
For an overview of all the suspended flights, please visit this page here.
For an overview of all the available direct flights to China, please visit this page here.
