Unofficial Translation for Reference Only

CAAC Notice on the Adjustment of the Circuit Breaker Measures for International Passenger Flights

To All Transport Airlines:

To further consolidate efforts aimed at preventing COVID-19 cases from being imported into China, and as required by the arrangement made by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, an adjustment is hereby made to the “circuit breaker measures” concerning international passenger flights included in paragraph 7.3 of CAAC Notice on the Adjustment of International Passenger Flights (No. 27 [2020] by CAAC). The details are as follows:

If 5 to 9 arriving passengers flying the same flight and same route operated by an airline are found positive in their nucleic acid tests after arrival, the airline’s operation on that specific route shall be suspended for 2 weeks; if 10 or over 10 passengers test positive after arrival, the airline’s operation on the route shall be suspended for 4 weeks. No adjustment is allowed to be made to the quota of the flight involved in a “circuit breaker” to transfer it to other routes. After the end of the “circuit breaker” period, the airline could resume its one weekly flight schedule.

This Notice shall enter into force as of the date of its issuance.

Civil Aviation Administration of China

December 16, 2020