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Airlines join dispute for China route authority.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 09-OCT-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
American, Continental, Northwest and United airlines in the past month intensified campaigns to secure nonstop route authority between the United States and China. The U.S. Department of Transportation this year is expected to allocate one slot to a carrier to launch service in 2007.

The four airlines boosted efforts in the past month through lobbying campaigns, Web sites in support of their applications and petitions that show governmental and corporate backing for their route proposals. American is seeking service between its Dallas/Fort Worth hub to Beijing, Continental is asking authorities for a Newark-Shanghai route, Northwest has filed for authority to fly between Detroit and Shanghai, and United is requesting approval to launch service between Washington Dulles and Beijing.

"China restricts flights into the country from abroad, thus making the competition heated," according to...

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