U.S. Airlines Urge Officials to Block Additional China Flights

(Bloomberg) — The largest U.S. airlines are asking the Biden Administration to halt approvals of new flights between the country and China, saying the Asian nation’s “damaging anti-competitive policies” put U.S. carriers at a disadvantage.

“If the growth of the Chinese aviation market is allowed to continue unchecked and without concern for equality of access in the market, flights will continue to be relinquished to Chinese carriers at the expense of U.S. workers and businesses,” according to a letter Thursday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Transportation Department Secretary Pete Buttigieg.