US scales back China airline ban to permit 2 weekly flights

New York (AFP) June 5, 2020

The US modified a ban on Chinese commercial airlines Friday to allow two round-trip flights per week, matching the level permitted by Beijing and de-escalating somewhat a conflict between the countries. The US Department of Transportation on Wednesday had threatened to halt all flights by Chinese carriers in retaliation for Beijing's barring of flights by leading US carriers. But the Civ