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US Airlines Oppose China’s Bid to Add More Flights

Chris Sununu said U.S. carriers face higher costs because Chinese airlines can overfly Russia on eight flights, widening the competitive gap.

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The head of industry group Airlines for America said on Thursday that US carriers oppose adding more direct flights from China to the United States even as Chinese President Xi ​Jinping raised the ide...

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The photo shows a Delta Air Lines plane parked at Washington Reagan International Airport on September 13, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

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US airlines are resisting calls to increase direct flights from China to the US as Chinese carriers' access...

Reuters reports that Chris Sununu, CEO of Airlines for America (AAA), the association of major U.S. airlines, said on the 24th that U.S. airlines oppose increasing the number of direct flights from China to the United States, despite the idea being raised by Chinese President Xi Jinping. AAA represents American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and other airlines. Sununu stated that the fact that Chinese airlines have been granted pe…

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