U.S. suspends 44 U.S flights by Chinese carriers after China action
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The suspensions will begin on
The decision will cut some flights by
Since
Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the
He called the U.S. move "very unreasonable" and added "We urge the U.S. side to stop disrupting and restricting the normal passenger flights" by Chinese airlines."
Airlines for America, a trade group representing the three
U.S. carriers affected by
The Transportation Department said
The department said it was prepared to revisit its action if
The number of U.S. flights being scrapped has surged since
December, as infections caused by the highly contagious Omicron
variant of the coronavirus soared to record highs in
Before the recent cancellations, three U.S. airlines and
four Chinese carriers were operating about 20 flights a week
between the countries, well below the figure of more than 100
per week before the pandemic.
(Reporting by