China, US to boost passenger airline flights
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The order brings each country’s passenger flights to 12 total round trips.
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WASHINGTON - The US Transportation Department (USDOT) on Wednesday issued an order approving Chinese airlines to increase their US passenger services to 12 weekly round-trip flights.
That is a figure equivalent to the total number of flights the Chinese aviation authorities will allow for US carriers.
The three US carriers currently operating scheduled passengers service in the US-China market – American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines – will be approved to operate four weekly round-trip flights between the United States and China, USDOT said.
The order brings each country’s passenger flights to 12 total round trips effective immediately.
However, it is still a fraction of the total flights before the imposition of restrictions in early 2020 after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. REUTERS
