22 Jan 2022 By Know Muslim
Washington: The United States announced Friday that it is suspending 44 Chinese passenger flights from the United States to the Asian giant due to Beijing's measures against American carriers under its COVID-19 agreements.
China maintains strict border controls that include reduced flights and a "cycle-breaking" policy when routes are stopped when multiple diseases are brought to flights.
China Airlines authorities used a cross-border policy to cancel American, Delta and United States flights where passengers were tested for COVID before departing from China.
The US Department of Transportation wrote in a statement on Friday that "actions affecting the operation of Delta, the United States and the United States as described above are not in the public interest and authorize the department's corrective action."
"American carriers, who comply with all applicable Chinese laws regarding travel time and flight policies, should not be penalized if passengers, upon arrival, later find out they have COVID-19," he said.
The 44 airlines are operated by Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines and are scheduled to depart between January 30 and March 29.
The move comes less than three weeks before Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics.
The Chinese capital has already suspended thousands of flights and extended inspections after the city recorded its first public issue of the Omicron varianat last weekend.
Chinese officials have pursued a strict "zero-COVID" approach with tight limits and target closures - a strategy that has come under pressure as more collections have emerged across the country ahead of next month's Games.
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