Delays and cancellations of flights at 12 airports in eastern and central Chinese cities which are under large-scale air traffic controls due to intensive military exercises have made international headlines, reports China’s Global Times. It is widely held that the controls signify a major People’s Liberation Army Air Force drill to take place soon involving the disputed East China Sea.
From July 20 to Aug. 15, 12 airports in eastern China will be affected by orders for airlines to reduce flights by 25% due to the occupation of airspace by “other users,” reported Hong Kong’s Ming Pao.
The airports affected by the air traffic control include Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Nanjing Lukou International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, Wuxi Sunan Shuofang International Airport, Ningbo Lishe International Airport, Qingdao Liuting International Airport, Lianyungang Baitabu Airport, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. Passengers have been forewarned of inevitable delays or even cancellations of flights.
Over 200 flights had been canceled at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport up to July 22, including China Eastern Airlines flights MU724 and MU504 of from Hong Kong to Shanghai. The Civil Aviation Department in Hong Kong told Ming Pao however that it did not receive notification of air traffic control as a consequence of military exercises. It would have informed related departments and responded to the notification, it said.
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