Large Chinese airlines on Tuesday called on the US government to abandon its plan to ban their aircraft flying through Russia on lines to the United States. This is reported by TASR, referring to Reuters.
Last week The US Department of Transport has presented a plan according to which aircraft of Chinese carriers on the US lines should be forbidden to fly through RussiaBecause now they have an advantage over American carriers who do not fly through the Russian airspace.
China Eastern, by the US Department of Transport, notes that the ban on flights over Russia would extend flights by two to three hoursfor passengers, he increased the risk of missing a follow -up flight, and also increased fuel consumption.