6 Day Quarantine Before Flights to China & New Air Routes Open!

Source: OT-Team (AFJ)

On November 19, 2020, according to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, as to reduce the cross-border spread of the pandemic of COVID-19, Ethiopian Airlines has recently stiffened its anti-epidemic rules for flights to China. It requires that all passengers taking Ethiopian Airlines to China must check in the designated hotel 6 days in advance for quarantine, and carry out the nucleic acid test and serum IgM antibody test upon arrival. And the second-round tests will be carried out 24 hours before boarding. Only those passengers who are negative in both two tests can go to the airport to check in. All the above expenses will be borne by themselves.

Besides, per the announcement, all passengers who come to Ethiopia via a third country for connecting flights are also required to arrive at the airport 24 - 48 hours in advance and shall be tested for the virus at the designated hotel. Only those who with negative results can head for the airport.

The Announcement Issued by the Embassy of the PRC in Ethiopia

BIG Suspension of the International Flights

In addition to the above-mentioned measure, due to the second wave of the pandemic of COVID-19, the imported cases in China has also increased, which leads a big suspension of the international passenger flights. Below is the specific information about the suspended flights issued by the CAAC.

On November 5, 2020, 11 passengers on flight HY501 of Uzbekistan Airways from Tashkent to Xi'an tested positive for the virus, which led to four-week suspension for the flight, starting from November 23;
On November 5, 2020, 5 passengers on flight CZ6044 of China Southern Airlines from Nairobi to Changsha tested positive for the virus, leading a one-week suspension for the flight, starting from November 23;
On November 5, 2020, 6 passengers on flight MF872 of XIAMEN AIRLINES from Seoul to Xiamen tested positive for the virus, leading a one-week suspension for the flight, starting from November 23;
On November 6, 2020, 6 passengers on flight SJ3124 of Sriwijaya Air from Jakarta to Wuhan tested positive for the virus, due to flight SJ3124 is an award flight of flight SJ3184 from Jakarta to Hangzhou, thus, a one-week suspension was given for the flight SJ3184, while the flight SJ3124 has been canceled, starting from November 23;
On November 6, 2020, 5 passengers on flight KL831 of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from Amsterdam to Hangzhou tested positive, thus, starting from November 23, a one-week suspension has been given;
On November 6, 2020, 9 passengers on flight CA722 of Air China from Minsk to Zhengzhou also tested positive, which led to one-week suspension for the flight, starting from November 23;
On November 7, 2020, 6 passengers on flight PK854 of Pakistan International Airlines from Islamabad to Xi'an also tested positive, which led to one-week suspension for the flight, starting from November 23;
On November 7, 2020, 15 passengers on flight ET606 of Ethiopian Airlines from Addis Ababa to Guangzhou tested positive for the virus, thus, starting from November 23, a four-week suspension has been given;
On November 9, 2020, 5 passengers on flight CA908 of Air China from Madrid to Tianjin tested positive for the virus, thus, a one-week suspension was given for the flight, starting from November 23;
On November 9, 2020, 10 passengers on flight CA988 of Air China from Los Angeles to Tianjin tested positive for the virus, thus, a four-week suspension was given, starting from November 23.

Two More Air Routes & Full List

However, the good news is that on November 19, 2020, another two air routes have been opened up by China Southern Airlines, one is from Shenzhen to Nairobi, Kenya, the other is from Wuhan to Islamabad, Pakistan. The following are the details of the international flights for November.