The United States is finally moving to address an uneven playing field that has favored Chinese airlines for years, but the solution isn’t without its complications and concerns over fairness.
Under the proposed policy, Chinese airlines would have to re-route their U.S.-bound flights around Russia, adding hours to flight times and significantly increasing operating costs. The change would primarily affect Air China, China Eastern, and China Southern, all of which rely heavily on Russian air corridors for their U.S. service.
The logic is simple: if one side can’t fly over Russia, neither should the other. Whether the policy ultimately benefits travelers is another question, but it’s difficult to argue that the current imbalance is reasonable.
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