U.S.-China flights still down 94% as post-COVID recovery delayed

Asia-bound travel bounces back for American carriers, but not on Chinese routes

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U.S. airlines cite a recovery in travel demand for routes across the Pacific, except those to China. © Reuters

JACK STONE TRUITT, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Nearly four months after China reopened its borders, nonstop commercial flights to and from the U.S. remain down 94% from pre-pandemic levels even as American carriers seen a rebound in travel to other Asian destinations.

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