An Air France staff member checks a passenger's ID and temperature at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
On June 16, a list of the first seven foreign airlines to fly to Shanghai was approved by the CAAC, including Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Lufthansa, Air France, Virgin Atlantic, Aeroflot-Russian Airlines, and Air New Zealand. The announcement has been taken as a positive sign by the public.
Air France crew disinfect the cabin of a passenger aircraft
Turkey, the United States, and New Zealand have announced flight resumptions to China, with Air New Zealand to restart passenger services between New Zealand and China on June 22 via a weekly flight from Auckland to Shanghai.
An Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 passenger aircraft
Meanwhile, Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Shanghai once per week. The airline will also offer twice-weekly flights to Hong Kong starting from June.