BEIJING — China's civil aviation regulator has required all domestic airlines to strive to ensure services of international routes amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Many Chinese airlines are trying their best to find ways to overcome difficulties, said Yu Biao, an official with the Civil Aviation Administration of China, at the daily press briefing on Feb 6 in response to reports that many foreign airlines have suspended their flights to China.

Yu took Air China as an example, noting that the carrier is applying to open international multi-stop flights to pick up more passengers, which could be a good choice at such a hard time.

The administration also worked with the foreign ministry to send out a notice to the civil aviation regulators of over 70 countries to introduce China's prevention and control measures on outbound flights, customs and quarantine, Yu said.

"We hope this could eliminate unnecessary worries of those countries," Yu added.

Yu said the authorities in some countries and regions have expressed their trust that the measures are safe and effective and responded positively to the resumption of flights.