The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) ordered China Southern Airlines to cancel its Shenzhen-Hangzhou flight CZ3563 from January 1 due to the route's poor on-time performance.

The CAAC also banned Joy Air from adding new routes and charter services from December 19, while Tianjin Binhai International airport has been blocked from adding new flights from the same date.

Similarly, the aviation watchdog added in a statement that Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai Hongqiao and Nanjing airports continue to remain banned from adding new services for failing to meet the required on-time performance standard.

Whereas, the CAAC will release the bans on Tibet Airlines, Chongqing Airlines, Beijing Capital International Airport and Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport from January 1, 2017, allowing them to resume applications for new services and additional frequencies, as their on-time performance improved.

The regulator stated that the airline and airports must first meet performance targets for two consecutive months, before further flight applications will be accepted.

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