US airlines oppose China's bid to add more flights
WASHINGTON: The head of industry group Airlines for America said on Thursday that US carriers oppose adding more direct flights from China to the United States, even as Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the idea.
The head of the industry group representing American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines, Chris Sununu, stated that US carriers oppose adding more direct flights from China to the United States. Sununu explained that Chinese carriers are allowed to overfly Russia on eight flights, which creates an imbalance and significant costs for US airlines.
Currently, the United States and China allow around 50 round-trip flights per week, but the situation deteriorated to 12 flights per week until August 2023 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Sununu emphasized that giving Chinese carriers even more advantage would be detrimental to US airlines. The White House did not comment on the matter.
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