WASHINGTON — Chinese airlines are avoiding flying over Russian airspace in newly approved flights to and from the US, according to flight tracking website FlightAware and industry officials. Russia has barred US airlines and other foreign carriers from flying over its airspace, in retaliation for Washington banning Russian flights over the US in March 2022 after the country invaded Ukraine....
WASHINGTON — Chinese airlines are avoiding flying over Russian airspace in newly approved flights to and from the US, according to flight tracking website FlightAware and industry officials.
On May 3, the US Transportation Department said it would allow Chinese airlines to increase US passenger services to 12 weekly round-trips, equal to the number of flights Beijing has permitted for American carriers. Previously, only eight weekly flights by Chinese carriers were allowed. The 12 weekly flights are a small fraction of the more than 150 round-trip flights allowed by each side before restrictions were imposed in early 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.On May 18, USDOT approved a new weekly Air China flight from Beijing to New York, a new weekly China Eastern Shanghai Los Angeles flight, a third weekly Xiamen Airlines flight from Xiamen to Los Angeles and second weekly China Southern flight from Guangzhou to Los Angeles.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
WTA moves San Jose tournament to Washington for combined eventPARIS : The governing body of women's tennis paved the way for the first combined WTA-ATP tournament at the 500 level on Thursday as it approved the move of its San Jose event to Washington this year.San Jose's Silicon Valley Classic, founded in 1971 by American great Billie Jean King, has been held at ve
Read more »
Judge dismisses Washington, DC, privacy lawsuit against Facebook owner MetaWASHINGTON : A 2018 privacy lawsuit brought by Washington, D.C., against Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc was dismissed on Thursday by a Superior Court judge, who ruled the firm did not mislead consumers over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.The lawsuit alleged violation of the district's consumer protect
Read more »
Russia has given passports to 1.5m people in annexed Ukraine, says Russian PMRussia has given passports to almost 1.5 million people living in the annexed parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions since last October, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday (May 30). Moscow claimed the four Ukrainian regions as its own last September, seven months after it launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour. It does not...
Read more »
Chinese island sets blueprint for an all-electric future by 2030EV charging points are usually a kilometre or two away from each other in urban areas. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Top Chinese intelligence official visits Myanmar for 'cooperation' talksYANGON: A top Chinese intelligence official has visited Myanmar to discuss military 'cooperation' with the junta, Myanmar state media reported on Wednesday (May 31), the latest high-profile delegation sent by Beijing to its internationally isolated ally. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a 2021 coup that s
Read more »
Russian clothing brands plug gap left by Western rivalsMOSCOW: Russian designers and brands are helping the retail sector gradually recover from a turbulent 15 months of store closures and slumping demand, with new labels plugging the gap left by foreign rivals and shoppers tentatively returning. Hundreds of foreign retailers shut up shop in response to Russia
Read more »