US approves China flights
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The US Department of Transport has approved six new non-stop routes to China, setting the framework for U.S.-China air service for the next few years.
The awards are the result of an agreement signed in July last year to open up new routes that will double the number of daily flights between the two countries.
“We are taking every opportunity to make it easier to do business and more convenient to stay connected with one of our largest trading partners,” US Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters, said in a statement.
“These new direct routes will provide more options for both business and leisure passengers traveling between the United States and China.”
U.S. Airways will fly between Philadelphia and Beijing, while American, Continental and Northwest each will use the awards to add a new daily flight to their existing U.S.-China service.
American will begin Chicago-Beijing service while Continental will operate a new flight between Newark /New York and Shanghai. Northwest will fly between Detroit and Shanghai.
In September, Secretary Peters announced final decisions awarding Delta Air Lines a new daily flight between Atlanta and Shanghai and United a new daily San Francisco-Guangzhou service.
Delta announced plans to begin flying the Atlanta and Shanghai route on March 30.
Routes to China are tightly regulated by bilateral aviation agreements.
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