Reuters reported that major U.S. airlines and aviation unions have urged the Biden administration to suspend approval of additional Chinese airlines’ flights to the U.S. on the grounds that the Chinese government continues to implement anti-competitive policies.
In February this year, the United States approved Chinese and American airlines to increase the number of reciprocal flights from 35 to 50 flights per week starting from March 31, which is equivalent to one-third of the number before the COVID-19 epidemic.
According to the latest reports, Airlines for America, which represents major U.S. airlines, and some aviation unions recently wrote to the U.S. government stating that Chinese airlines can continue to gain advantages by entering Russian airspace, while U.S. airlines are subject to Washington has imposed restrictions on flying over Russian airspace.
As a result, they call for the suspension of additional passenger flights between the United States and China until American workers and businesses are guaranteed equal access to the market and are not affected by the Chinese government’s existing harmful anti-competitive policies.
The aviation industry is worried that the United States has even agreed to continue to increase the number of Chinese airlines flying between China and the United States to 100 flights per week.
In addition, representatives from both the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States also wrote to the Biden administration, stating that Chinese airlines operate routes with anti-competitive commercial advantages. If the number of flights operated by both parties is not equal, Washington should not allow additional flights. .
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