WASHINGTON, Could 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Division (USDOT) on Wednesday issued an order approving Chinese language airways to extend their U.S. passenger companies to 12 weekly round-trip flights — a determine equal to the entire variety of flights Chinese language aviation authorities will permit for U.S. carriers.
The three U.S. carriers at present working scheduled passengers service within the U.S.-China market — American Airways (AAL.O), Delta Air Traces (DAL.N), and United Airways (UAL.O) — will likely be accepted to function 4 weekly round-trip flights between the US and the China, USDOT stated.
The order brings every nation’s passenger flights to 12 complete spherical journeys efficient instantly, however it’s nonetheless a fraction of the entire flights earlier than the imposition of restrictions in early 2020 after the beginning of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Enhancing by Sandra Maler
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