Chinese carriers are likely to see a full recovery by 2021; Beijing is mulling to cut red tape and fast-track cross-border checks with Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and South Korea.
Qatar Airways said it was willing to provide equity injection into Cathay Pacific if approached; China is exempting some foreign executives from travel ban.
Global airline capacity this week is up 2% to 29.8 million seats and China is leading the growth; China proposes fast-track entry for Japanese business travelers.
With regulators in Europe, America and Asia easing restrictions on travel, airline companies across the world have planned to resume some flights to China in June.
Shanghai Disneyland sold out of tickets for its May 11 reopening within minutes; Travel short video service provider raises millions of yuan.
Booking loses $130 million in the sale of its Trip.com Group stake; Shanghai Disney theme park will reopen on May 11.
China raked in tourism revenue of USD 6.79 billion in a holiday, 59.58% less than last year; China Eastern beat out Southwest as the biggest airline in the world in terms of seats available.
Disney will begin a phased reopening of its Shanghai theme park next week; Australian travel tech firm Aeronology inked a global distribution deal with TravelSky.