BEIJING — Domestic passenger flights will resume operations in Hubei province, which was once hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak, except in the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, according to China's civil aviation regulator on March 27.

The resumption will start on March 29, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said in a statement on its official website.

Starting on April 8, the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport will restore operations for domestic passenger flights, the CAAC said.

Due to mounting pressure from the epidemic prevention and control, the flights to resume services exclude international passenger flights, flights to and from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and those between Hubei and Beijing.

Meanwhile, cargo flights will resume operations from March 29 in all airports in Hubei province.

Aviation companies are encouraged to add extra domestic and international cargo flights to stabilize the supply chain, according to the CAAC.