Chinese authorities have announced a two-week suspension of directs flight between Portugal and Xi’an after apparently detecting seven cases of SARS-CoV-2 on an incoming flight from Lisbon on May 14.
Very little has been explained over how these cases were detected – in that no passengers should have been on the plane without a negative test taken within 72-hours before boarding.
The official statement posted on Chinaâs civil aviation site simply says direct flights run by Beijing Capital Airlines will be suspended from May 31 (next Monday).
The statement continues: âAfter the period of suspension, the operation can be resumed with the frequency of one flight per weekâ.
China is known to be wary of a resurgence of Covid-19, âprincipally from nationals wanting to returnâ to the country, say reports in the Portuguese press this morning.
Beijing Capital Airlines cracked down on flight frequencies in March last year, only picking up schedules last August.
