The civil aviation and railway authorities in east China’s Jiangsu province have made swift response to the country’s decision to downgrade COVID-19 management to Class B.
Nanjing Lukou International Airport has seen a significant increase in the number of outbound flights, and passengers were seen queuing up for security check.
According to the relevant policies and regulations of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council, the airport has adjusted and optimized the prevention and control measures by removing all the temporary epidemic prevention barriers, and gradually restoring the road guidance signs and commercial and catering service facilities.
Passengers no longer need to be checked for nucleic acid detection negative certificate and health code. Passengers arriving in Nanjing are no longer required to perform nucleic acid testing.
Nanjing Lukou Airport is resuming international flights in succession. At about 9 o'clock on Sunday morning, flight NO976, which was operated by Italian Leos Airlines, arrived in Nanjing from Milan, becoming the first inbound flight at Lukou International Airport after China started to downgrade COVID-19 management to Class B.
Nanjing Customs, Jiangsu Frontier Inspection Terminal, Jiangsu Civil Aviation Regulatory Bureau and East Airport Group have strengthened on-site dispatching and coordination to promote the work related to inbound international flights.
Upon their arrival, international passengers will no longer be required to conduct nucleic acid testing and centralized isolation. On January 8, eight international passenger flights arrived in Jiangsu with 1549 passengers.
Huang Xinfeng, Deputy Director of Frontier Inspection Division of Nanjing Exit Entry Border Inspection Station
According to our preliminary study,during the Spring Festival transportation this year,there will be about 520 inbound and outbound flights,an increase of 233.3% over the same period last year.
The railway authority also took active action to ensure the smooth implementation of the first Spring Festival transportation after downgrading COVID-19 management to Class B. Statistics show that on the first day of the Spring Festival transportation, the railway sent 433 thousand passengers, up 4.6% year on year.
The timing of the decision to downgrade COVID-19 management to Class B was appropriate and met scientific standards, a top expert said in response to concern that winter was not a good moment especially with the Spring Festival approaching.
Starting on Sunday, China starts managing COVID-19 with measures designed for combating Class B infectious diseases, instead of Class A infectious diseases.
