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U.S. And China Reach 妥协 On Air Service…Delta Will Resume Flights Next Week

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 16, 2020June 16, 2020 4 Comments

The United States and China reached a compromise (妥协) on air service, with each nation now permitted to operate four flights per week between the world’s two largest economies. But is the new US – China flight compromise just a bandage on a festering wound?

Recapping The US – China Air Service Diplomatic Roller Coaster

The last two weeks have been a roller coaster ride, with the two superpowers fighting a pseudo proxy war, using their airlines as pawns. You can read the full background here, but I’ll sum it up below.

U.S. carriers suspended China service in winter, over falling demand and COVID-19 concerns. With the virus thought to be under control in China, U.S. carriers want to resume service, even if U.S. citizens are still not allowed in the country.

But China declared that only carriers operating on March 12, 2020 could operate between the two nations. Conveniently, only Chinese airlines were operating on that date. Labelled an arbitrary move that violated the bilateral air service agreement between the two nations, the U.S. blocked all Chinese airlines from serving the United States. The ban was due to go into effect today (June 16, 2020).

The ban prompted China to quickly reverse course. Suddenly, U.S. carriers each operate one flight per week, the same as Chinese carriers. Again, the U.S. pushed back, stating that such limits did not capture the spirit of the bilateral deal and still created an uneven playing field since more Chinese carriers served the U.S. than U.S. carriers serving China.


> Read More: China Loosens Flight Restrictions But U.S. Airlines Still Object


The Compromise: Four Flights Per Week Each For US and China + Temperature Checks Before Travel

After much work behind-the-scenes, both countries announced a face-saving move. Late yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the U.S. and China will each allow four flights per week between the two countries.

This is a first step: the U.S. hopes to increase the number of flights between the two nations soon:

“As the Chinese government allows more flights by U.S. carriers, we will reciprocate.”

A compromise was also reached on testing. China had proposed a carrot and stick approach, where airlines would be rewarded (by being allowed more air service) if no passengers arrived with COVID-19 while airlines would be penalized (flight privileges suspended) if five or more passenger arrived with the virus. (details here)

Reuters reports that under the compromise agreement, temperature checks will be performed travel. This clarification has not been officially published, but it appears an airline will not be penalized for an asymptotic passenger who showed no signs of illness pre-flight.

Delta To Start Service To Shanghai Next Week…United Will Soon Follow

Delta Air Lines will start twice-weekly service between Seattle and Shanghai next week. Then in July, Delta will shift to one flight from Seattle and one flight from Detroit. All flights will go via Seoul so that no Delta crews remain overnight in China.

United Airlines plans to resume service to China next month, but not before then.

CONCLUSION

As a consumer and political observer, I am happy that China and the United States were able to find an amicable solution rather than a silly ban on service that would hurt both nations. Importantly, hopefully the virus will be contained so that service between China and the USA can again blossom and flourish.

image: Delta

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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4 Comments

  1. Santastico Reply
    June 16, 2020 at 9:12 am

    Well played by the US. China thought the US would bend their knees like they Have been doing for many years but that didn’t happen.

  2. Pete Reply
    June 16, 2020 at 9:18 am

    It’s hard to get too excited as these are mainly repatriation flights. Neither side is allowing the other’s tourists in for a long time.

  3. xc Reply
    June 16, 2020 at 10:28 am

    this is a classic case study on how to deal with China, U.S. side went from flying 0 flights to flying 2 flights each airline (UA/DL) in a matter of weeks. Thanks to U.S. leadership, the entire world benefits as additional airlines have permission to fly to China!

    there is nothing wrong with helping sending Chinese students home. What is ridiculous is China refusing to accept Chinese students home. China has a moral obligation to accept Chinese citizens even if they are sick. Where are they going to go? U.S. prison after their visas expire?

  4. Paolo Reply
    June 17, 2020 at 9:26 am

    China wants to pick a fight with everyone: so far, it’s India, Australia, Canada, Vietnam, The Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, the EU, the UK, Japan, HK, Taiwan, the USA. Expect that list to grow. They’re out of control…something recognised by most rational observers. They still have a few toadies, cronies and fawning lapdogs in their corner.
    The volume of traffic will never return to pre-COVID levels.

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