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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Chan Ho-Him

Airlines hit back at Trump’s plan to ban US flights over Russia

China’s largest state-owned airlines are challenging a US proposal that would prohibit them from utilising Russian airspace for flights to and from the United States.

The move comes as Washington argues that such routes afford Chinese carriers an unfair cost advantage over their American counterparts, who are barred from traversing Russian territory.

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