The Trump administration has barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the US as it pressures Beijing to let US air carriers resume flights amid simmering tensions between the world's two largest economies.
The Chinese carriers are flying no more than one scheduled round-trip flight a week to the United States but also have flown a significant number of additional charter flights, often to help Chinese students return home.
The Trump administration is also cracking down on Chinese passenger airline charter flights and will warn carriers not to expect approvals. The Transportation Department order said the administration believes Chinese carriers are using charter flights to circumvent China's limit of one flight per carrier per week to the US and "further increasing their advantage over US carriers in providing US-China passenger services".
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