Six months. It took six months for China to decide to partially lift theThe ban on foreign travellers to travel to his country, with all the restrictions lifted for this type of traveller. So for a week now, it is once again possible to travel directly to Beijing. A real event, since all international flights to the Chinese capital had been banned since last March. The few flights arriving from abroad had to land at a third-party airport.
The eight countries authorised to re-establish air services are Cambodia, Pakistan and Thailand in Asia, and Canada in North America; Austria, Denmark, Greece and Sweden in Europe. All these countries were selected for their low level of covid-19 contamination. It is therefore unlikely that France will join this group in the short term, given the resurgence of the pandemic in the country..
On the other hand, the France should be one of a dozen countries with which the Hong Kong would like to create travel bubbles as soon as possible.
Three cases of covid will result in the return of the no-fly ban
No sooner had the news been announced than the first aircraft fromAir China on 3 September between Beijing and Phnom Penh. A symbolic flight, given that Cambodia is the Chinese government's unfailing ally in South-East Asia. A sort of thank you from Xi Jinping's government...
All types of travellers are once again accepted - including tourists. But they are not exempt from very strict health checks. A spokesman for the city of Beijing said that passengers must undergo a centralised quarantine on arrival in Beijing, for 14 days. They also have to undergo two Covid-19 tests.
However, nothing can be taken for granted. Beijing has explained that it will still be possible to suspend flights with any country that generates more than three imported cases of coronavirus in the capital. The Chinese authorities have stated that the relaxation of the rules has been approved "aas pandemic prevention and control become more standardised" .
