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Over 380 passengers
were aboard two flights, CZ312 from Toronto to Guangzhou and
ZH9024 from Singapore to Shenzhen, on the day the country
downgraded the management of COVID-19 to Class B and lifted certain
restrictions on international passengers, a major shift of its epidemic
response policies.
In a statement
released by China's National Health Commission (NHC) in
December 2022, inbound travelers and goods would no longer be
required to any quarantinable infectious disease control measures. Passengers
simply need to take a nucleic acid test within 48 hours before departure, and
they no longer need to request a health code from Chinese diplomatic and
consular missions.
On the same day that
the new management took place, Terminal 3-E of the Beijing Capital
International Airport reopened for international arrivals. The airport's
Terminal 2 international arrival services have also resumed.
Operations in
Terminal 3-D have been temporarily suspended, where all incoming travelers had
to undergo a nucleic acid test and then be sent to quarantine facilities
since March 10, 2020.
It is reported that
the airport would handle ten passenger flights in and out on Jan. 8. To
prepare for the anticipated increase in travel, relevant authorities, airlines,
and airports have been stepping up efforts.
Security force and
targeted operational training have been enhanced in the airport to cope with
the increased passenger traffic since that day, serving for smooth
international exchanges and economic and social development.
In the Terminal 3-E
border checkpoints, the layout and facilities have been upgraded with a fresh
appearance. "To ensure a better clearance experience for passengers after
the resumption of flights, the Beijing frontier inspection authority
has added 12 inspection channels and a waiting area at the border entry site,
" said Zhang Weitao with the authority.
According to Zhang,
dedicated channels are set to make clearance simpler for special groups such as
the elderly, young, disabled and pregnant women.
Following the new
stage of China's COVID-19 control, the country is also resuming
passenger entry and exit at sea and land ports, with domestic and international
tourism expected to increase as the Spring Festival holiday approaches.
Image Credit: © China Tourism Board
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