US DOT permits Chinese airlines to increase weekly US flights from eight to twelve

The US Department of Transportation (US DOT) has agreed to allow Chinese airlines to increase their weekly flights to the US from eight to 12 round trips. The move come after the officials in Beijing had proposed to equalize the number of weekly flights per side, as the US carriers were already allowed to operate 12 weekly flights to China. However, US operations are concerned over the on-going situation in Russia that puts them at a disadvantage compared to airlines in Asia, as the Russian airspace is closed to US airlines but not to China and other Asian countries. This gives the