On March 30 to 31, CAAC issued circuit-breaker orders for seven flights. They were Flight AH3060 (Algiers to Chengdu) by Air Algeria, Flight JL829 (Tokyo to Dalian) by Japan Airlines, Flight CZ6044 (Nairobi to Changsha) by China Southern Airlines, Flight CA404 (Singapore to Chengdu) by Air China and Flight MF812 (Amsterdam to Xiamen) by Xiamen Airlines which entered China on March 17, as well as Flight MU570 (Paris to Taiyuan) by China Eastern Airlines and Flight HO1608 (Helsinki to Hangzhou) by Juneyao Airlines which entered China on March 21.

The quota for the above-mentioned flights shall not be transferred to other routes. CAAC requires the seven airlines to provide reassurance and other services such as ticket change and refund for passengers of the suspended flights.