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US airlines go slow on China routes
By James Shih (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-07-10 14:21
Air carriers attribute the setbacks to the worldwide economic downturn. American Airlines, which put off its Chicago-Beijing service until next year, cited "extraordinarily adverse marketing and operating conditions affecting the airline industry". Other carriers, too, stated similar reasons for cutting back on their flights. "All US carriers serving China have experienced much less favorable market conditions than were generally expected," said Delta Air Lines in its request to cut the number of weekly Atlanta-Shanghai flights the airline launched only last year... The full text is available in the June Issue of Logistics China. Please visit publications for more subscription details. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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