The United States is discussing a deal with China to liberalize air travel and hopes for a framework “open skies” agreement by May, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Friday.
I can’t imagine that there are only 11 daily nonstop flights between China and US, where the bilateral trade between these two countries reaches hundreds of billions. I certainly hope that this open sky agreement does get signed soon, so that air travel to Shanghai won’t be as crowded. Moreover, more competition would mean better service on flights. My last experience with United Airlines to China is, well, not desirable, to put it mildly.
Despite strong demand, there are an average of only 11 daily nonstop flights between China and the United States, Peters said. By comparison, she said, there are 55 daily flights between the United States and Germany, with which Washington has an “open skies” deal.
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