A plane carrying over 190 passengers departed from Yichang Sanxia Airport in Hubei province for Guangzhou in Guangdong province at 4:59 pm on Sunday, initiating the resumption of flights operated by China Southern Airlines to and from Hubei.

China's first cargo airport, located in Hubei province, is expected to be put into use by the end of next year or early 2022, although the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak has delayed its construction, the country's top economic planner said on Sunday.

The Russian government is to temporarily close all border crossings starting from Monday, after the number of novel coronavirus infections increased sharply last week.

With COVID-19 confirmed cases rising dramatically, global aircraft movements have decreased significantly, according to VariFlight, the leading aviation technology provider in China, which has released its daily data of global aviation operation as of Mar 28 .

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On March 26, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued the Notice on Further Reducing International Passenger Flights during the Epidemic Prevention and Control Period, requiring further cuts in the number of international passenger flights.

China Southern Airlines recently organizes charter flights to help migrant workers get back to their jobs, especially those in difficulty finding transportation, as the epidemic control shows signs of progress and the country attempts to reopen for business.

On March 18, Airports Council International (ACI) World Director General Angela Gittens published a statement entitled Economic Policy Responses to the Global Health Crisis. She noted that the global aviation industry is heavily impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and that airports "have significant costs to bear, debts and other obligations to fulfill, and services to deliver even during a time of crisis", with the losses of the airport industry expected to reach at least US$20 and US$25 billion in 2020. She indicated that "the financial shortfall will be significant and unlike anything we have ever seen for businesses involved in the aviation ecosystem...Many businesses, large and small and involved in airport businesses or not, could go bankrupt."

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released information on its website on March 21, welcoming the flexibility favored to airlines and flight crew by Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and other aviation regulators during the COVID-19 crisis.

On March 23, the ICAO Council urged at its Montreal headquarters States, international organizations and financial institutions to consider the critical importance of civil aviation to the recovery of the worldwide economy after COVID-19 pandemic.