News / Capacity cuts strike again as Shanghai Pudong closes to inbound flights

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Alternative routes out of China, in particular sea-air, are expected to see a surge in bookings following news that the country is to close Shanghai Pudong (PVG) Airport to inbound passenger flights.

The CAAC said on Friday that all inbound international passenger flights from Thursday would be diverted to 13 other cities for six weeks in a bid to stop the spread of new Covid cases.

While freighter flights are thought not to be affected, the sudden diminished capacity in the past fortnight ...