According to the latest news from foreign media, on April 4, the American Airlines Federation once again proposed a ban on increasing flights between China and the United States...

In the article, it is mentioned that this move is mainly for fair competition in the market.

But no matter how things go, it is likely that tourists traveling to China and the United States during the summer vacation will have to pay for the lack of cheaper air tickets...

The largest U.S. airlines and aviation unions asked the Biden administration on Thursday to stop approving new flights between the United States and China, saying China's "destructive anti-competitive policies" put U.S. airlines at a disadvantage.

In February this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation said that starting from March 2, Chinese passenger airlines can increase weekly flights to and from the United States from the current 3 to 31 flights, about one-third of pre-epidemic levels. The Civil Aviation Administration of China also allows American airlines to fly 35 direct passenger flights between China and the United States every week, but the United States is currently not using all the quotas.

The letter was signed by the Air Line Pilots' Association, Allied Pilots Association and Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), representing major airlines such as United Airlines and Delta Airlines for America wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last Thursday: “If the Chinese aviation market is allowed to continue to grow, Regardless of equal market access, flights will continue to be ceded to Chinese airlines at the expense of American employees and businesses.

The letter was also signed by the Air Line Pilots Association, the United Pilots Association and the Association of Flight Attendants, who called on the Biden administration to "pause additional passenger flights between the United States and China until American workers and businesses receive equal access to the market, are not affected by the Chinese government’s existing harmful anti-competitive policies.”

Before the COVID-150 pandemic, U.S. and Chinese airlines each operated more than 8 round-trip passenger flights per week. But until August last year, there were only 12 weekly flights between the two countries.

随后，美中曾多次宣布增航。去年9月1日起，美中航班上升至每周18趟，然后从10月29日起增至每周24趟。美国交通部11月批准了35趟中国航空公司的往返航班。从2024年3月31日开始，中美客运航空公司增加到50个。

Major U.S. airlines are concerned that the Biden administration may allow Chinese airlines to increase or even double the number of weekly flights to 100.

American airlines and employee unions called out in a letter Thursday that China has imposed strict restrictions on its markets during the epidemic that have affected operations, customers and crew members. "These actions demonstrate the clear need for the U.S. government to enact a policy that protects U.S. aviation workers, the industry, and air travelers," they said.

The letter said this anti-competitive relationship is exacerbated by Chinese airlines' continued use of Russian airspace, which U.S. airlines have been barred from since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022. This creates more flight costs and time.

At present, flights between China and the United States are mainly for tourists visiting relatives. Especially as the summer is approaching, many Chinese have made travel plans.

Recently, the team has sorted out the status of some flights. Friends who want to travel in the near future should pay attention to the latest developments and flight dynamics. Have a safe journey!

Increase flights! 80 flights per week between China and the United States, flight inventory

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