Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport was largely deserted as only a few flights were scheduled on Wednesday. Photo: Mandy Zuo
Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport was largely deserted as only a few flights were scheduled on Wednesday. Photo: Mandy Zuo

Shanghai exits lockdown: Pudong, Hongqiao airports resume a fraction of passenger flights as travel restrictions prove to be a deterrent

  • Thirty-one flights took off and arrived in Shanghai by early afternoon on Wednesday, around 2 per cent of the total a year earlier
  • Students and workers were among the people leaving the city, but confusion over validity of PCR tests left many stranded

Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport was largely deserted as only a few flights were scheduled on Wednesday. Photo: Mandy Zuo
Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport was largely deserted as only a few flights were scheduled on Wednesday. Photo: Mandy Zuo
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