China, US will allow air carriers to double flights between nations

China and the United States will each allow air carriers to double current flights to eight per week between the world’s two largest economies, the US Transportation Department said on Tuesday.

The department said it will allow four Chinese passenger airlines currently flying to the United States to double flights to eight weekly round-trips, as China has agreed to allow US carriers to double flights to China.

US carriers voluntary halted flights to China after the coronavirus outbreak. President Donald Trump on January 31 barred nearly all non-US citizens from traveling to the United States from China.