China has ordered airlines to sharply cut the number of flights in and out of the country as Beijing worries that travelers from overseas could reignite the coronavirus outbreak that paralyzed the country for two months.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said on Thursday it had ordered Chinese airlines to maintain only one route to any country and limit the number of flights to one per week, effective March 29.
The authority also ordered foreign airlines to reduce their international routes to China to one per week and only operate one route into the country.