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China eases flight curbs after US order targeting Chinese carriers

adminJune 4, 20201 Mins read74 Views

BEIJING: China said on Thursday (Jun 4) it will allow more foreign carriers to fly into the mainland, shortly after Washington barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States citing Beijing's restrictions on American airlines.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said in a statement that qualifying foreign carriers currently barred from operating flights to mainland China will be allowed once-per-week flights into a city of their choosing starting on Jun 8.

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Hong Kong and Macau, though part of China, have their own aviation authorities and set their own rules.

US President Donald Trump's administration has barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying into America starting Jun 16 as it pressures Beijing to let US airlines to resume flights to the country.

The CAAC in late March said Chinese airlines could maintain just one weekly passenger flight on one route to any given country and that carriers could fly no more than the number of flights they were flying on Mar 12.