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Old Jul 23, 2023 | 12:19 pm
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Originally Posted by moondog
I've already said that attempting to predict how China pans out for UA is a fool's errand at this point in time, but if new slots are allocated in a trickle (instead of simply ratifying the existing agreement without substantial modification), it's safe to assume that those fringe routes and LAX-PVG won't be in the cards until they address SFO-PEK and EWR-PEK/PVG. I'm not sure how they feel about ORD-PEK/PVG these days.
Until the Russian airspace issue is resolved, I don’t think any of the US carriers have any motivation to add any flight to China from the east side of the Rockies.
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