Chinese Airlines Suspended By US In Retaliatory Move

In an ongoing dispute between the US and China, all flights in and out of the United States have been suspended by the US after China did not allow American airlines resume flight services in China.

The US has said that the suspension will take effect 16 June but it could be executed sooner if US President Donald Trump signs the order, this was disclosed by the Department of Transportation (DOT).

The suspension will affect seven Chinese airlines with only four of them currently running their services to cities in the US.

The DOT said, “US carriers have asked to resume passenger service, beginning June 1st. The Chinese government’s failure to approve their requests is a violation of our Air Transport Agreement."

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All flights from the US suspended their flights to China because of the pandemic and airline companies Delta Air and United Airlines, at the start of May, had submitted applications to the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC), but were yet to receive approval.

An order by Washington states that the “arbitrary ‘baseline’ date… effectively precludes US carriers from reinstating scheduled passenger flights to and from China.

“Our overriding goal is not the perpetuation of this situation, but rather an improved environment wherein the carriers of both parties will be able to exercise fully their bilateral rights."