Two airplanes that returned to Canada from China minus a cargo of badly needed medical supplies were not the first jets to come back empty from the Asian country since the start of the Covid-19 crisis — and they are unlikely to be the last
securing — and actually extracting — the valuable commodity from China.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. But Roy said four flights carrying N95 respirators, surgical masks, coveralls and testing reagent from China managed to arrive in Canada over the weekend. She said more flights are expected to land in Canada with PPE shipments from China later this week.The senior official said there have been “a number” of provincially chartered, cargoless planes returning from China. On the weekend, the person said the other empty Canadian plane was chartered by the Manitoba government.
He said Chinese officials checked and "found relevant reports to be inaccurate." He added that aviation authorities do not limit the ground time of chartered cargo planes. The official said the Chinese government has extended a labor holiday, which starts May 1, from two days to five days this year in an effort to encourage more consumer spending.
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