Coronavirus: US suspends 26 flights to China by Chinese airlines over zero-Covid rules


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The US government is suspending 26 flights to China by four Chinese airlines in a dispute over antivirus controls after Beijing suspended flights by American carriers. The Department of Transportation said Beijing violated an air travel agreement and treated airlines unfairly under a system that requires them to suspend flights if passengers test positive for Covid-19. US regulators suspended seven flights by Air China from New York City and a total of 19 flights from Los Angeles by Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and Xiamen Airlines, according to the department. It said that was equal to the number of...