In order to thoroughly implement the important instructions of President Xi Jinping on building a comprehensive transport system, speed up the building of China into a civil aviation power, win the fight against poverty, and give further play to the role of small and medium-sized airports in developing regional economy and improving people's travel conditions, the Ministry of Finance and CAAC jointly issued the Notice on Revising Interim Measures on the Management of Subsidies for Small and Medium-sized Civil Aviation Airports on April 30, in accordance with the relevant regulations on the use and management of the Civil Aviation Development Fund. The revised subsidy measures further increase the support for small and medium-sized airports in the central and western regions, especially those in areas of deep poverty, border areas, areas of ethnic minorities, old revolutionary base areas, remote and backward areas and areas with poor ground transport.

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Haikou Meilan International Airport both achieved a five-star standard in China, while Beijing Daxing International Airport, as well as another nine airports, received four stars, according to the 2020 Airport Rating by Skytrax, the London-based research agency in the air transport industry.

The newly-built Beijing Daxing International Airport has seen more flights move there from the Beijing Capital International Airport.

Wuhan Tianhe Airport saw 11,714 passenger trips on the first day of resumption on Wednesday, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced today that in view of the steep decline in passenger traffic and the likelihood that air travel demand will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels in the near term, terminal operations at Changi Airport will be consolidated. This move will enable CAG and its airport partners to save on running costs such as utilities and cleaning as well as to optimise resources across the airport's terminals to better match the low travel demand and airlines' flight operations.

Wuhan Tianhe Airport is officially reopening for scheduled passenger flights after being closed for two and a half months due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Correlation between Aviation Operation and Epidemic (as of April 5)

The diversion of inbound flights headed for Beijing to other airports has been running smoothly, as has the resumption of domestic flights in Hubei province, the region hit hardest by the novel coronavirus, according to China's top aviation regulator.

North China's Shanxi province has been pulling out all the stops to curb the spread of imported COVID-19 cases, as the pandemic continues to grow globally.

Airports could lose about US$ 76 billion for full year 2020, while airlines suffer potential revenue losses of US$ 90 to 118 billion in the first half of the year, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) , which has released its latest report providing estimates of COVID-19's economic impact on civil aviation.