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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. |
| Issued by the Department of Transportation on the 5th day of June, 2020 |
| In the matter of Air China Limited d/b/a/ Air China; Beijing Capital Airlines Co., Ltd.; China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited; China Southern Airlines Company Limited; Hainan Airlines Holding Co. Ltd.; Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd.; and Xiamen Airlines |
ORDER
Summary
As discussed below, the U.S. Department of Transportation is modifying the decision reached in Order 2020-6-1 to permit Chinese carriers to operate, in the aggregate, a total of two weekly round-trip scheduled passenger flights to and from the United States, an aggregate level of scheduled passenger services that would be equivalent to that permitted by Chinese aviation authorities for U.S. carriers. This order will be effective immediately.
Background
On June 3, 2020, the Department issued Order 2020-6-1, concluding that the Government of China had, over the objections of the U.S. Government, impaired the operating rights of U.S. carriers and denied U.S. air carriers the fair and equal opportunity to exercise their operating rights under the U.S.-China Civil Air Transport Agreement (the Agreement).[1] The Chinese Government restrictions were embodied in a March 26, 2020 Notice issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC). Accordingly, the Department issued Order 2020-6-1 to suspend all
- ↑ The Department fully set forth the basis for its conclusions in Order 2020-6-1, and before that in Order 2020-5-4.
