Wuhan airport reopens after months-long lockdown

Wuhan’s airport has reopened for operations, ending more than 2 months’ of inactivity due to the coronavirus outbreak. April 8, Wuhan Tianhe International reopened to a reduced schedule of domestic flights, as Chinese carriers gradually resumed flying to the epicentre of the outbreak. It marks the first time scheduled flights are departing and arriving at the airport, which was shut down Jan 23, amid a city-wide lockdown, aimed at curbing the outbreak’s spread. China Eastern Airlines operated the first domestic flight out of the airport for the day. The carrier states it is also resuming flights to other points in its domestic network, such as its hub of Shanghai, Xiamen, Ningbo, as well as Guangzhou. It noted that it carried more than 1,600 passengers at the end of April 8, including 1,100 outbound passengers. <br/>