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East-West air deal clinched
Air traffic between China and America is set to soar.
The two countries have signed a deal which will increase the number of flights between them by nearly five times. Over the next six years, the total could rise from 54 a week to nearly 250, according to a BBC News report
The deal, which will involve boosting the number of airlines operating the east-west link from four to nine, follows a big rise in domestic air travel within China, with the number of flights up by about a third in the first three months of this year.
More and more business and leisure trips are being made in China, and the country’s first private airline is to be set up this year, operating in western China.
The head of the Chinese airline regulator also said last month it was considering granting new licences to establish a budget airlines sector.
From 2007, US airlines will be allowed to build hubs in China, and there will opportunities to add new flights in 2006, 2008 and 2010, the BBC report said.
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