By the end of January, passenger flight volumes in China will return to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report.
The peak of the Chinese New Year season will coincide with a planned increase in the number of flights.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China released a three-stage plan to increase flight numbers last week.
The daily passenger flights are expected to increase to 70% by January 6, 2023. Between January 7 and January 31 this will increase to about 85% of the levels.
According to the CAAC, the sector will be in a stable recovery mode through March 25.
The CAAC did not reply immediately.
The CAAC's plan to increase flight volumes coincides with a surge in COVID-19 cases in China. According to China's National Health Commission, the country reported 1,918 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down from 2,029 on Saturday. The authority said there were no deaths on Saturday or Sunday.
The number of reported cases was down from a week ago, but the number included cases that China has stopped counting. Anecdotal accounts suggest more deaths and infections than what is reported.
The Associated Press and Financial Times reported over the weekend that crematoriums and funeral homes in Beijing and Shanghai are processing more and more people who have died from carbon dioxide.
About 30 or 40 of the 150 bodies that were cremated last Wednesday had carbon dioxide in them, according to an employee at the funeral home. An employee told the Financial Times that they were cremating them the same day they arrived. There were no deaths in China last week.
An employee at a Beijing funeral home said they were burning from morning until 10 pm. The furnace cannot take it.
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