China's plan on the allotment of the new direct international air routes to its domestic airlines will be finalized and published before the end of this year, the TDCtrade website reported, citing the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC).
The report quoted industry observers as saying that there is still much potential to tap in China-U.S. air routes and the emergence of new flight routes and greater frequency of flights will help promote service quality and price competition.
Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Hainan Airlines and Shanghai Airlines have applied for the opening of 27 new services to Europe and the Americas, which means an additional of 206 flights per week, and that a sizable proportion of the new flights link destinations in China and the United States.
Since last July, Shanghai Cargo, Hainan Airlines, Jade Cargo International and Great Wall Airlines have all applied to the CAAC for carrier qualification for China-U.S. air routes. They have also applied for starting China-U.S. flights of their own
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