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China Eastern Airlines Corp. aircrafts sit on the tarmac at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in China. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters)-The U.S. government said on Thursday it will suspend 26 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government's decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights over COVID-19 cases.
The decision will affect flights by Xiamen, Air China (601111.SS), China Southern Airlines (600029.SS) and China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS) from Sept. 5 to Sept. 28. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) cited the recent cancellation of 26 American Airlines (AAL.O), Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and United Airlines (UAL.O) flights over COVID-19 cases.
The suspensions include 19 China-bound flights from Los Angeles and 7 China Eastern flights from New York.
A flight information board
shows a cancelled China Eastern Airlines flight at the Kunming Changshui
International Airport on March 21, 2022. The U.S. government said on
Thursday it will suspend 26 China-bound flights from the United States
by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government's
decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights over Covid-19 cases.Str | Afp | Getty Images
The
Chinese Embassy in Washington's spokesperson Liu Pengyu said the USDOT
action was "extremely irresponsible" and "groundlessly suspended Chinese
airline flights."
The embassy said China's COVID-19 "circuit breaker" measures were fair and transparent, applied both to Chinese and foreign airlines and were consistent with bilateral air transportation agreements.
USDOT
said as of Aug. 7 Chinese authorities had revised their policies so if
the number of passengers on a flight to China testing positive for
COVID-19 reached 4% of the total, one flight would be suspended. If it
reached 8%, two flights would be suspended.
USDOT said the U.S. has repeatedly raised objections with China, saying the rules place "undue culpability on carriers" when travelers test negative before boarding their flight from the United States only to "test positive for COVID-19 after their arrival in China."
The logo of China Eastern Airlines is shown on a panel at a check-in counter at Hong Kong Airport in Hong Kong, China April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Beijing and Washington
have sparred over air services since the start of the pandemic. In
January, the Transportation Department suspended 44 China-bound flights
from the United States by the four Chinese carriers in response to
China's decision suspend 44 flights by U.S. carriers.
In
August 2021, USDOT limited four flights from Chinese carriers to 40%
passenger capacity for four weeks after Beijing imposed identical limits
on four United Airlines flights.
Three
U.S. airlines and four Chinese carriers typically operate about 20
flights a week between the countries, well below the figure of more than
100 a week before the pandemic.
Delta also didn’t immediately respond to emails seeking comment. Representatives for United and American Airlines Group Inc. said their companies wouldn’t have a statement on the action.
The
Civil Aviation Authority of China on Aug. 7 said if at least 4% of
passengers on a flight test positive for Covid-19 after arrival, one
flight by that airline will be suspended. If the number reaches 8%, two
flights will be suspended, the CAAC said.
The
policy eases previous standards that could suspend an airline’s flights
for two weeks or limit passenger loads to 40%, according to the US
departmental order.
The
CAAC policy places an “undue culpability on carriers” because the
Chinese government clears each passenger and requires that they present a
negative test for Covid-19, it said.
Source: Booombert, Reuters, CNBC
1.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-26/us-suspends-26-flights-by-chinese-airlines-in-escalating-dispute
2.https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/08/26/us-suspends-26-chinese-flights-in-response-to-china-flight.html
3.https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-suspends-26-chinese-flights-responding-china-flight-cancellations-2022-08-25/
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