US airlines battle for lucrative China routes
(USA Today)
Updated: 2007-07-31 16:25
Updated: 2007-07-31 16:25
In 2008, China will host the Summer Olympics in Beijing. The Chinese government projects air traffic volume there will double by 2010."China's aviation system is expanding faster than anyone else's," says Henry Steingass, the US Trade and Development Agency's top Asia officer.
Because China restricts flights from abroad, four US carriers today fly non-stop to China from just three cities: New York, Chicago and San Francisco.
American argues that its proposed Dallas/Fort Worth service would open the first gateway to China from the US South. United argues that Washington should be linked to Beijing to bring the two nations' capitals closer together.
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