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WASHINGTON: The US Transportation Department on Wednesday (Aug 18) said it will limit some flights from Chinese carriers to 40 per cent passenger capacity for four weeks after the Chinese government imposed similar limits on four United Airlines flights. China told United on Aug 6 that it was imposing sanctions after it alleged five passengers who traveled from San Francisco to Shanghai tested positive for COVID-19 on Jul 21. The US order said the department will limit over a four-week period each of four Chinese carriers to 40 per cent capacity on a single China-US flight. United Airlines and the...
