International Airlines Look to Resume Flights to China
國際航空公司希望恢復飛往中國的航班
Although China has not annouced easing of travel restrictions towards foreigners, international airlines are preparing to add flights to China back on the timetable for June. International travelers and even those who hold Chinese visas have been barred from entering the country for almost two months now. However, earlier this month China and South Korea’s fast track program allowed workers to enter the country after rigorous health checks.
儘管中國尚未宣布放寬對外國人的旅行限制,但國際航空公司正準備在6月份的時間表上增加飛往中國的航班。近兩個月來,國際旅行者甚至持有中國籤證的人都被禁止入境。然而,本月早些時候,中國和韓國的快速通道計劃允許工人在經過嚴格的健康檢查後進入韓國。
According to Forbes, 「Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Qatar Airways and United Airlines expect to soon serve multiple mainland Chinese cities with passenger services.」 Here are some of the routes in detail, below:
據《福布斯》報導,「韓亞航空、大韓航空、卡達航空和聯合航空預計很快將為多個中國大陸城市提供客運服務。」
Asiana Airlines: plans to resume 12 routes which will include Beijing and Shanghai
韓亞航空:計劃恢復包括北京和上海在內的12條航線
Delta Airlines: with government approval, Delta plans to fly from Detroit and Seattle to Shanghai in June
達美航空:經政府批准,達美航空計劃6月從底特律和西雅圖飛往上海
Korean Air: plans to resume flights to more destinations in China, including Shanghai, Beijing and Qingdao next month
韓亞航空:計劃下月恢復飛往上海、北京和青島等中國更多目的地的航班
Turkish Airlines: plans to resume Shanghai in June, followed by the addition of Beijing and Guangzhou in July
土耳其航空公司:計劃6月恢復上海航線,7月增加北京和廣州航線
United Airlines: plans to relaunch flights across four routes to three cities: Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai
聯合航空公司:計劃重新開通北京、成都和上海四條飛往三個城市的航線
Qatar Airways: expects to serve Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai by the end of June
卡達航空:預計6月底前服務北京、廣州和上海
Meanwhile, Flight Global reported that domestic air travel within China 「saw some degree of recovery」 for April with two out of the three major carriers reporting a month-on-month increase. China Southern and China Eastern Airlines reported higher numbers of passengers carried, 3.83 million and 2.64 million respectively, while Air China saw 4.2% fewer domestic passengers on its network since March. Overall, numbers are expected to remain low throughout the summer as the airline industry continues to be severely affected by the pandemic.
與此同時,環球航空(Flight Global)報告稱,4月份中國國內航空旅行「出現了一定程度的復甦」,三大航空公司中有兩家航空公司報告說,同比增長。中國南方航空公司和中國東方航空公司公布的客運量增加,分別為383萬人和264萬人,而國航自3月份以來的國內客運量減少了4.2%。總的來說,由於航空業繼續受到這一流行病的嚴重影響,預計整個夏季的數字將保持在較低水平。