Flights between the US China are set to double by the end of October

News from Friday ICYMI, an announcement from the US Biden administration.

• the number of Chinese passenger flights allowed to fly to the U.S. will rise to 18 weekly round-trips on September 1
• will then increase to 24 per week starting October 29
• the Chinese government will agree to the same increase for American carriers

This is up from the current 12.

Last week China removed pandemic-related restrictions on group tours for more countries, including the U.S., Japan, South Korea and Australia.