{
  "id": 9638536,
  "title": "US airlines oppose China's bid to add more flights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-airlines-oppose-chinas-bid-to-add-more-flights",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-24T22:13:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1540537/us-airlines-oppose-chinas-bid-add-more-flights"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "US airlines oppose more Chinese flights.",
    "Overflights over Russia create imbalance.",
    "12 weekly flights from China to US in Aug 2023."
  ],
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        "published": "2026-09-24T22:00:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US airlines oppose China’s bid to add more flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-airlines-oppose-chinas-bid-to-add-more-flights-9642188",
        "published": "2026-09-24T22:18:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US airlines oppose China’s bid to add more flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-airlines-oppose-chinas-bid-to-add-more-flights-9653071",
        "published": "2026-09-24T22:57:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}