China-US flight capacity has not recovered to 2010 levels

After the pandemic, scheduled China-US flight capacity has still not recovered to 2010 levels. After the 2020 bilateral air transport agreement adjustment, both sides have a cap of 50 weekly flights; whereas in 2018 there were an average of 343 weekly flights, a reduction of 243 flights per week in comparison. South Korea's Incheon Airport has become a beneficiary: China-US passengers transiting via Incheon increased from about 218,000 in 2018 to 855,000 in 2024, nearly four times the original number. The article also mentions that Istanbul Airport gained passenger growth after direct flights between Europe and Russia were restricted.