Transportation
US Airlines to Double China Flights as Pandemic Limits Ease
- Restrictions on travel to be relaxed under new agreement
- Large airlines are capitalizing on surge in overseas travel
American Airlines airplanes at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas.
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The three largest US airlines plan to more than double the number of flights to China in the coming months as they take advantage of a deal between the nations to ease pandemic-era travel restrictions.
American Airlines Group Inc. told Bloomberg on Wednesday it would add three weekly flights between Dallas and Shanghai early next year. The decision came after rivals Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. disclosed plans for new and expanded US-China routes in the coming months.