Authorities from China’s Central Aviation Administration (CAAC) have closed Taizhou airport following an incident where a man tried to start a fire during a flight that originated there.
The local CAAC branch in Zhejiang province temporarily ceased operations at the airport, saying it would send a work group to investigate the airport for aviation regulations. Taizhou airport is a small regional airport that sees about 600,000 passengers a year on domestic flights to China’s major cities. Read more: wantchinatimes.com