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Airlines blast ‘knee-jerk’ China travel curbs

Arriving travellers from Shanghai take a Covid test at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on Dec 30. Starting from Sunday, visitors from China will also need to have tested negative before leaving for Japan. (Photo: Bloomberg)

The airline industry’s global lobby group has condemned national moves to introduce Covid-19 tests and other measures for passengers arriving from China as travel from the country resumes despite a flareup in the virus.

The measures represent a “knee-jerk” reinstatement of steps that have proven ineffective in stemming the pandemic over the past three years, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a statement Wednesday.

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