Major US Airlines Urge The Biden Administration To Pause Additional Flights To China

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Summary US airlines want the government to pause approving more flights to China due to concerns over unequal opportunities and market access. Chinese carriers have advantages like close ties with Beijing and access to Russian airspace. US carriers have also made similar requests previously for carriers flying to the country using Russian airspace. Although air traffic between the US and China has not reached pre-pandemic levels, there has been a steady and gradual increase in the number of flights between the two countries. Recently, US authorities granted Chinese airlines to operate up to 50 weekly flights to further improve air...