The announcement came after Washington said Wednesday it would bar four Chinese airlines from the United States because Beijing was failing to allow United Airlines and Delta Air Lines to resume flights to China. Airlines that were flying to China when controls were imposed in March were allowed to keep making one flight per week. The four airlines affected by the order are Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. Before the pandemic, there were about 325 passenger flights a week between the United States and China, including ones operated by United, Delta and American Airlines. While U.S. carriers stopped flying, Chinese airlines made 20 weekly flights in mid-February and 34 by mid-March.

Source: CBC News June 04, 2020 05:03 UTC