China's international flight suspensions leave travellers stranded, hurt businesses

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BEIJING: When Dwight Law\u0027s father died in November, the Shanghai-based US expat flew back to Kansas, leaving his wife and dog behind in China while he attended to matters relating to his father\u0027s death. Law, who runs an architecture and design firm, has lived in Shanghai for 20 years and had expected

BEIJING: When Dwight Law's father died in November, the Shanghai-based US expat flew back to Kansas, leaving his wife and dog behind in China while he attended to matters relating to his father's death.

"Now with no flights scheduled, I am currently locked out of China, away from my wife and family and not able to attend to business," Law said."I have 50 employees in China. Without my presence, the business will suffer and so will the livelihoods of each employee." China's aviation regulator in January alone cancelled 143 return flights as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads across the globe, according to a report from Chinese aviation data provider flight master last Friday.

"The recent cancellations send a clear message that China will not deviate from its current strategy," the spokesperson said, referring to the zero-COVID policy. A Google Flights search by Reuters shows no flights from San Francisco to Shanghai are available for booking until late March at any price.

 

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