Some Chinese Secondary-City Long-Haul Services Prospering

Credit: Air France
What happens when the money runs out? Across China, airlines are operating or planning intercontinental air services from secondary cities with temporary financial backing from local governments. This raises a concern that, when the subsidies terminate, scores of widebody aircraft will no longer be...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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