According to China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways (EVA Air), flight disruptions have occurred due to Shanghai's extended lockdown in response to an escalating COVID-19 outbreak.

With Shanghai reporting 13,354 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the city's authorities announced that the city would remain closed, resulting in a labor shortage in the aviation sector, carriers said.

CAL said that between April 5-and 7, all of its passenger flights connecting Shanghai and Taiwanese cities had been canceled or reassigned for cargo shipments.

EVA Air said it had adjusted its April 5-12 flight schedule to include only three round-trip flights between Shanghai Pudong and Taoyuan airports.

On March 28, Shanghai began a two-stage lockdown in its eastern districts for five days and then in its western districts for five days, which was scheduled to end Tuesday. The lockdown has since been extended indefinitely to the entire city.