US Department of Transportation: Starting June 16, all Chinese passenger flights to and from the United States will be suspended

The US Department of Transportation issued an order on the 3rd, announcing that all scheduled Chinese and American passenger flights operated by Chinese airlines will be suspended from the 16th of this month, involving Air China, Capital Airlines, Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, etc. Multiple airlines.

The order stated that the US Department of Transportation will suspend all scheduled flights of Chinese airlines to and from the United States because the Chinese government "failed to allow US carriers to carry out scheduled passenger air services to and from China and cannot exercise the full contents of their bilateral rights." The order will take effect on June 16, 2020. According to the June flight plans previously released by Chinese airlines, the order will affect Beijing-Los Angeles routes operated by Air China, Guangzhou-Los Angeles routes operated by China Southern Airlines, and Shanghai-New York routes operated by China Eastern Airlines.