Frequency of China-US passenger flights to double

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): China has reached an agreement with the United States to double the number of passenger flights that each other's airlines can operate between the two countries from four to eight per week, according to China's civil aviation regulator.

Under the agreement, Chinese airlines that already fly to the US－Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines－will be allowed to make eight weekly round trips instead of four, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.