New rules aim to increase intl flights

Restrictions on international passenger flights were loosened on Sunday in order to further refine COVID-19 prevention and control measures, while at the same time encourage economic recovery and international travel.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China released a notice on Sunday to optimize its "circuit-breaker mechanism" on international passenger flights.

According to the notice, if five or more confirmed COVID-19 cases are discovered on a single flight and those cases make up at least 4 percent of the entire passengers, the flight service will be suspended for a week. A two-week suspension would be applied if the proportion reaches 8 percent.