Flights Diverted From Shijiazhuang Airport Over ‘Airspace’ Concerns

What’s new: Eight flights scheduled to arrive at Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport in the northern Hebei province were diverted to other airports or made a U-turn to where they took off on Thursday, Variflight data showed.

Shijiazhuang airport staff told Caixin that the flight course changes occurred “because the airspace was occupied by other users,” but did not specify who the users are. The staff said takeoff and landing have since resumed to normal at the airport as of Thursday afternoon.