Chinese airlines have revamped their international flight schedules between late March and the beginning of May, after the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) decided to limit the number of international flights coming in and out of China in an effort to curtail the increasing number of imported Covid-19 cases in China.
Under the new regulations, starting March 29, Chinese airlines are only allowed to maintain one route to any specific country with no more than one flight per week each with a passenger load factor that is no more than 75 per cent, according to the aviation regulator.
China has also imposed a travel ban on all foreign nationals, including those holding a work visa or residence permit.
Below are details of the revised international flight schedules for six major Chinese carriers until the beginning of May.
Air China
The table shows the Chinese flag carrier’s flight schedule from March 29 to April 30:
| Country | Route | Flight No. | Departure day(s) | Notes |
| US | Beijing Capital-Los Angeles | CA987/988 | Wed/Thu or Sat/Sun |
Wed/Thu from Mar 29 to Apr 5 |
| Canada | Beijing Capital-Vancouver | CA991/992 | Sun | – |
| France | Beijing Capital-Paris | CA933/934 | Wed | – |
| Denmark | Beijing Capital-Copenhagen | CA877/878 | Mon | – |
| Poland | Beijing Capital-Warsaw | CA737/738 | Fri | From Apr 17 |
| Belarus | Beijing Capital-Minsk | CA721/722 | Fri/Sat | – |
| Sweden | Beijing Capital-Stockholm | CA911/912 | Fri/Sat | – |
| Russia | Beijing Capital-Moscow | CA909/910 | Sat/Sun | – |
| Spain | Beijing Capital-Madrid | CA907/908 | Sat | – |
| Austria | Beijing Capital-Vienna | CA841/842 | Tue | From Apr 14 |
| Greece | Beijing Capital-Athens | CA863/864 | Wed | – |
| India | Beijing Capital-Delhi | CA947/948 | Mon/Tue | From Apr 20 |
| Cambodia | Beijing Capital-Phnom Penh | CA745/746 | Wed/Thu | – |
| Myanmar | Beijing Capital-Yangon | CA905/906 | Tue | – |
| Pakistan | Beijing Capital-Islamabad-Karachi | CA945/946 | Fri/Sat | From Apr 17 |
| UAE | Beijing Capital-Dubai | CA941/942 | Thu/Fri | From Apr 16 |
| South Korea | Beijing Capital-Seoul Incheon | CA123/124 | Wed or Fri | Wed from Mar 29 to Apr 12 |
| Germany | Shanghai Pudong-Frankfurt | CA935/936 | Sat | – |
| UK | Shanghai Pudong-London Heathrow | CA847/848 | Fri | – |
| Thailand | Shanghai Pudong-Bangkok | CA805/806 | Tue/Wed | – |
| Singapore | Shanghai Pudong-Singapore | CA807/808 | Mon | – |
| Japan | Shanghai Pudong-Tokyo Narita | CA929/930 | Thu | – |
| Nepal | Chengdu-Kathmandu | CA437/438 | Wed | – |
China Eastern
Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines will operate around 40 flights per week to around 19 international destinations. The table shows the carrier’s flight schedule from March 29 to May 2:
| Country | Route | Flight No. | Departure day(s) | Notes |
| US | Shanghai Pudong-New York JFK | MU587/588 | Tue/Wed | – |
| Canada | Shanghai Pudong-Toronto | MU207/208 | Fri/Sat | – |
| UK | Shanghai Pudong-London Heathrow | MU551/552 | Thu/Fri | – |
| Netherlands | Shanghai Pudong-Amsterdam | MU771/772 | Sun/Mon | – |
| France | Shanghai Pudong-Paris Charles de Gaulle | MU553/570 | Sat/Sun | – |
| Germany | Shanghai Pudong-Frankfurt | MU219/220 | Mon/Tue | – |
| New Zealand | Shanghai Pudong-Auckland | MU779/780 | Tue/Wed | – |
| Australia | Shanghai Pudong-Sydney | MU561/562 | Mon/Wed | – |
| South Korea | Shanghai Pudong-Seoul Incheon | MU5041/5042 | Tue | – |
| Japan | Shanghai Pudong-Tokyo Narita | MU523/524 | Fri | – |
| India | Shanghai Pudong-Delhi | MU563/564 | Thu/Fri | From Apr 15 |
| Malaysia | Shanghai Pudong-Kuala Lumpur | FM885/886 | Sun | Operated by Shanghai Airlines |
| Thailand | Shanghai Pudong-Bangkok | FM833/834 | Sat | Operated by Shanghai Airlines |
| Shanghai Pudong-Bangkok | MU541/542 | Sun | – | |
| Philippines | Shanghai Pudong-Manila | MU211/212 | Tue/Wed | From Apr 14 |
| Singapore | Shanghai Pudong-Singapore | MU567/568 | Mon | – |
| Myanmar | Shanghai Pudong-Yangon | MU2099/2100 | Tue/Wed | – |
| Sri Lanka | Shanghai Pudong-Colombo | MU231/232 | Mon | – |
| Cambodia | Shanghai Pudong-Phnom Penh | MU759/760 | Tue/Wed | – |
| Bangladesh | Kunming-Dhaka | MU2035/2036 | Thu | From Apr 16 |
China Southern
The table shows the Guangzhou-based carrier’s flight schedule from March 29 to May 2:
| Country | Route | Flight No. | Departure day(s) | Notes |
| Netherlands | Guangzhou-Amsterdam | CZ307/308 | Fri | – |
| France | Guangzhou-Paris Charles de Gaulle | CZ347/348 | Tue | – |
| UK | Guangzhou-London Heathrow | CZ303/304 | Wed/Thu | – |
| US | Guangzhou-Los Angeles | CZ327/328 | Wed | Apr 1 |
| Sun | From Apr 5 | |||
| Canada | Guangzhou-Vancouver | CZ329/330 | Wed | – |
| Australia | Guangzhou-Sydney | CZ325/326 | Sat/Sun | – |
| New Zealand | Guangzhou-Auckland | CZ305/306 | Sun | – |
| South Korea | Shenyang-Seoul Incheon | CZ681/682 | Sun | – |
| Japan | Shenyang-Tokyo Narita | CZ627/628 | Thu | – |
| Cambodia | Guangzhou-Phnom Penh | CZ323/324 | Sun/Mon | – |
| Laos | Guangzhou-Vientiane | CZ6091/6092 | Fri | – |
| Malaysia | Guangzhou-Kuala Lumpur | CZ365/366 | Mon/Tue | – |
| Myanmar | Guangzhou-Yangon | CZ3055/3056 | Sat | – |
| Thailand | Guangzhou-Bangkok | CZ3081/3082 | Wed | – |
| Singapore | Guangzhou-Singapore | CZ3039/3040 | Tue | – |
| Pakistan | Urumqi-Islamabad | CZ6007/6008 | Mon | – |
| Bangladesh | Guangzhou-Dhaka | CZ391/392 | Wed/Thu | – |
| Nepal | Guangzhou-Kathmandu | CZ3067/3068 | Sat | From Apr 4 |
Hainan Airlines
The Hainan-based carrier will only fly to Toronto and Brussels during this period. The table below shows its flight schedule from March 29 to May 2:
| Country | Route | Flight No. | Departure day(s) | Notes |
| Canada | Beijing-Toronto | HU7975/7976 | Tue/Wed | – |
| Belgium | Beijing-Brussels | HU491/492 | Tue | Mar 31 |
| Fri/Sat | Apr 10-11 | |||
| Mon/Tue | Apr 20-21 |
Juneyao Airlines
The carrier will only fly to Helsinki, Osaka, Singapore and Bangkok during this period. The table below shows its flight schedule from March 29 to May 2:
| Country | Route | Flight No. | Departure day(s) | Notes |
| Finland | Shanghai Pudong-Helsinki | HO1607/1608 | Sat/Sun | – |
| Japan | Shanghai Pudong-Osaka Kansai | HO1335/1336 | Tue | |
| Singapore | Shanghai Pudong-Singapore | HO1605/1606 | Wed | |
| Thailand | Shanghai Pudong-Bangkok | HO1357/1358 | Mon/Tue |
Xiamen Air
The table below shows the Xiamen-based carrier’s flight schedule from March 29 to May 2:
| Country | Route | Flight No. | Departure day(s) | Notes |
| US | Xiamen-Los Angeles | MF829/830 | Sun/Mon | – |
| Canada | Xiamen-Vancouver | MF805/806 | Thu/Fri | |
| Netherlands | Xiamen-Amsterdam | MF811/812 | Wed | |
| Australia | Xiamen-Sydney | MF801/802 | Wed/Thu | |
| Singapore | Xiamen-Singapore | MF851/852 | Tue | |
| Malaysia | Xiamen-Kuala Lumpur | MF847/848 | Wed | |
| Thailand | Xiamen-Bangkok | MF833/834 | Fri | |
| Cambodia | Xiamen-Phnom Penh | MF8691/8692 | Tue | |
| South Korea | Xiamen-Seoul | MF871/872 | Sun | |
| Japan | Fuzhou-Tokyo | MF809/810 | Fri |
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