China suspends two inbound flights over COVID-19 cases – China

BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — China’s civil aviation regulator has announced the suspension of an Air China flight and a Pakistan International Airlines flight after several passengers tested positive for COVID-19 on recent flights. A total of five passengers tested positive on Air China’s Johannesburg-Shenzhen flight CA868 on Dec. 31, 2020, and the flight will be suspended for two weeks starting Jan. 18, said the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Tuesday. Pakistan International Airlines’ Islamabad-Xi’an flight PK854 will be suspended for four weeks starting Jan. 18 after 10 passengers tested positive on the Jan. 2 flight. On Dec. 16,…