Over 200 cargo flights from across the world have taken off and landed at the Pudong International Airport over recent weeks, with most of them transporting material to combat the coronavirus epidemic.

Amid this major increase in cargo flights, over 10,000 tons of COVID-19 prevention materials have been moved via the Pudong airport since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Shanghai Airport Authority said on Wednesday.

The airport authority has staggered flight schedules, allocated additional aircraft stands and improved efficiency to serve the cargo flights and their crews as well as ensure the transport of critical supplies.