According to a new document from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Chinese carriers will be allowed to operate a total of 12 weekly passenger flights to and from the U.S., effective immediately. Currently, there are eight weekly passenger flights between China and the United States operated by Chinese carriers and 12 flights operated by U.S. carriers. This will increase the number of direct flights between China and the United States to 24. The decision to authorize the additional flights is effective immediately, according to a directive issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation on March 3rd. The department said its goal is to improve the environment so that Chinese and U.S. airlines can fully exercise their bilateral rights and maintain a competitive balance and fair opportunities between the two countries' airlines. The said directive is a revision of the previous directive. The U.S. Department of Transportation had issued a directive in August 2020, which allowed Chinese carriers to operate a total of eight weekly non-stop flights between the U.S. and China. Since then, the number of U.S.-China direct flights operated by U.S. carriers has increased to 12 per week, but the number of U.S.-China flights operated by Chinese carriers has not been authorized to increase. The U.S. Department of Transportation also said it would "continue to evaluate how and when to make further changes in its approach to China Airlines flights in order to provide a competitive operating environment for U.S. carriers". , Effective immediately! Big increase in China-US flights, 24 direct passenger flights per week,Effective immediately! Big increase in China-US flights, 24 direct passenger flights per week - Overseas Cloud Resident,Chinese carriers will be allowed to operate a total of 12 weekly passenger flights to and from the U.S., effective immediately, according to a new document from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Currently, there are eight weekly passenger flights between China and the U.S. operated by Chinese carriers and 12 flights operated by U.S. carriers. At this point, direct flights between China and the United States..., 12 ,39.html
目前，中美之间每周有8班由中国的航司运营的客运航班；12班由美国航司运营的航班。至此，中国和美国间直飞航班将增加至24个。
根据美国交通部3日发布的指令，批准增加航班的决定立即生效。该部门称，其目标是改善环境，使中美航空公司能够充分行使其双边权利，保持两国航空公司之间的竞争平衡和公平机会。上述指令是对此前指令的修订。美国交通部2020年8月曾发布指令，中国航司可运营总计每周8个中美直飞航班。此后，美国航司运营的中美直飞航班增至每周12班，但中国航司运营的中美航班一直没能获批增加。
美国交通部还表示，该部门将“继续评估如何以及何时进一步改变对中国航司航班的态度，以便为美国航司提供一个有竞争力的运营环境”。