WASHINGTON - The United States and China will each allow four weekly flights between the two countries, the US Transportation Department said on Monday , easing a standoff on travel restrictions in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Following the Chinese government approval, Delta Air Lines said it would resume passenger flights to Shanghai from Seattle next week via Seoul, and once weekly flights from Seattle and Detroit beginning in July. In a statement, the Transportation Department said it will continue to press for the full restoration of passenger air travel between the United States and China, in part to allow for the repatriation of Chinese students who have been unable to fly home because of the shortage of flights.
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