U.S. suspends 26 flights on Chinese airlines — most out of L.A. — in COVID-19 dispute


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The U.S. government is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines from the U.S. to China — most of them out of Los Angeles — in a dispute over COVID-19 controls after Beijing suspended flights by American carriers. The Department of Transportation on Thursday complained that Beijing violated an air-travel agreement and treated airlines unfairly under a system that requires them to suspend flights if passengers test positive for the coronavirus. U.S. 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 Airlines, China Southern Airlines...