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As U.S. and China bicker over flights, the market "is dead"

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Feb 16, 2022

The two countries canceled 44 flights, tit-for-tat style, in January. But few people are flying between the U.S. and China anyway.

China canceled 44 flights — including from Delta, United and American — from the U.S. in January. In response, the U.S. canceled 44 flights from Chinese carriers.

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