The civil aviation regulator of China has announced that restrictions placed on using one or the other of the capital’s two airports – Beijing Capital International and Beijing Nanyuan Airport – have been lifted.
Previously only one of them at a time could be used for inbound cargo by any client.
Yesterday though the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announced that both airports were open, irrespective of cargo that could be coming into both airports from one client.
The restriction did not apply to China Postal Airlines, the country’s official air cargo carrier.
The spike in demand for essential cargo due to the coronavirus is said to have necessitated the announcement.
The CAAC added that processes were to be streamlined for both airports, making it easier for processing of imports.
The move is expected to significantly bolster inbound volumes for the heavily populated country where the virus broke out last December in the city of Wuhan.
Hard though it is to believe, air freight volumes into China, most likely as a result of the country’s aggressive response measures taken against Covid-19, have resulted in a record number of flights destined for Beijing.
CAAC reported that there were around 1574 domestic and international carriers flying to Beijing every week, heralding a year-on-year rise of 55.2% in air freight.
