Shanghai lockdown extension disrupts airfreight
The city-wide lockdown in Shanghai, initially expected to end today, has been extended indefinitely amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, ...
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More than 1,800 flights canceled at PVG, SHA due to omicron surge
More than 1,800 flights to and from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) have been ...
PVG, SHA, SZX face flight cancellations due to omicron outbreaks
Airports in Shanghai and Shenzhen (SZX) are facing mass flight cancellations as surging omicron variant outbreaks in the cities have ...
China looking to divert flights from Shanghai as COVID surges
China has discussed diverting international flights away from Shanghai to other cities, as the financial center’s growing omicron outbreak puts ...
Weather, COVID disruptions weigh on FedEx Express air ops
The rising number of COVID-19 omicron cases has combined with winter weather in the U.S. to strain the FedEx Express ...
747 freighters grounded as Cathay suspends long-haul cargo ops
Multiple 747 freighters are currently idled after Cathay Pacific suspended all its long-haul freighter and cargo-only passenger flights from Dec. ...
Cathay Pacific fires crew members who didn’t get COVID vaccines
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said it decided to “part company with a small number of aircrew” who chose not to ...
US cargo handlers, airports renew precautions due to Delta variant surge
U.S. cargo handlers and major airports have reimplemented some COVID-19 policies, including social distancing and new mandatory testing for unvaccinated ...
