Chinese airlines avoiding Russian airspace in new U.S. flights


Reuters | Updated: 02-06-2023 00:17 IST | Created: 02-06-2023 00:17 IST
Chinese airlines avoiding Russian airspace in new U.S. flights

Chinese airlines are avoiding transiting Russian airspace in newly approved flights to and from the United States, according to flight tracking website FlightAware and industry officials.

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) on May 3 said it would allow Chinese airlines to increase U.S. passenger services to 12 weekly round-trips, equal to the number of flights Beijing has permitted for American carriers. USDOT Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Annie Petsonk declined to answer Thursday if the Biden administration had required that the Chinese carriers avoid Russian airspace as a condition of the approval.

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