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 Order 2020-6-1 Served: June 5, 2020

Docket DOT-OST-2020-0052

ORDER

Summary
As discussed below, the U.S. Department of Transportation is modifying the decision reached in Order 2020-6-1 to permit Chinese carriers to operate, in the aggregate, a total of two weekly round-trip scheduled passenger flights to and from the United States, an aggregate level of scheduled passenger services that would be equivalent to that permitted by Chinese aviation authorities for U.S. carriers. This order will be effective immediately.

Background
On June 3, 2020, the Department issued Order 2020-6-1, concluding that the Government of China had, over the objections of the U.S. Government, impaired the operating rights of U.S. carriers and denied U.S. air carriers the fair and equal opportunity to exercise their operating rights under the U.S.-China Civil Air Transport Agreement (the Agreement). The Chinese Government restrictions were embodied in a March 26, 2020 Notice issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC). Accordingly, the Department issued Order 2020-6-1 to suspend all 1