A China Southern Airlines flight taking off at Beijing’s Daxing International Airport on September 25, 2019. Photo: XInhuaA China Southern Airlines flight taking off at Beijing’s Daxing International Airport on September 25, 2019. Photo: XInhua
A China Southern Airlines flight taking off at Beijing’s Daxing International Airport on September 25, 2019. Photo: XInhua
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US and China to double weekly flights, handing lifeline to grounded carriers facing industry’s worst travel slump

  • Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines will be allowed to double their weekly US services to eight round trips
  • A day earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) gave the green light for Delta Air Lines and United Airlines to increase their weekly China services to two round-trip flights

Topic |   Aviation
Iris Ouyang
Iris Ouyang

Updated: 10:51pm, 19 Aug, 2020

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A China Southern Airlines flight taking off at Beijing’s Daxing International Airport on September 25, 2019. Photo: XInhuaA China Southern Airlines flight taking off at Beijing’s Daxing International Airport on September 25, 2019. Photo: XInhua
A China Southern Airlines flight taking off at Beijing’s Daxing International Airport on September 25, 2019. Photo: XInhua
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