U.S. Suspends Flights From Chinese Passenger Airlines

Forbes: Trump Administration Suspends Flights From Chinese Airlines To U.S.

The Trump administration suspended flights by Chinese passenger airlines to the U.S., according to a Department of Transportation order released Wednesday, after the Chinese government had previously taken the same course of action against U.S. airlines flying to China.

KEY FACTS

Chinese aviation authorities issued a decision March 26 that limited foreign carriers to one flight per week to China, the New York Times reported.

The decision basically cut off carriers from flying to China, but at that point, all three major U.S. airlines had stopped service to China due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Reuters reported that the Trump administration accused Beijing on May 22 of making it impossible for U.S. carriers to fly to China, and demanded that four Chinese airlines file flight schedules with the U.S. government.

Meanwhile, Chinese carriers have been flying to the U.S., according to the Times.

According to the DOT order, the Chinese government’s failure to approve flight schedules for U.S. carriers is a violation of “bilateral rights” to resume routes to China.

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WNU Editor: China limits flights coming into their country. So why not the U.S.?

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