SAN FRANCISCO: American Airlines Group and United Airlines mentioned on Tuesday (Dec 1) they halted continuous flights to Shanghai from America and included Seoul on the route.
“We began working passenger service from DFW (Dallas/Fort Price) to PVG (Shanghai Pudong) on Nov 11 via Seoul (ICN) resulting from testing necessities for crews,” American Airlines mentioned, including that its cargo flights are additionally persevering with to function via Seoul for the same purpose.
“We adjusted service between San Francisco and Shanghai to now embrace a cease in Seoul, South Korea for a crew change as we did earlier this yr,” United Airlines spokesman Jonathan Guerin mentioned.
The plan to pause operations comes following reviews of prolonged waits going through airline crew members upon arrival, restricted native lodging, and restrictions on their motion in China, CNBC reported earlier within the day.
