The Trump administration on Thursday proposed barring Chinese airlines from flying through Russian airspace on routes to and from the United States, arguing that the shorter flight times this allows give them an "unfair" advantage over U.S. carriers.

The proposed measure, unveiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation, would effectively strip Chinese airlines of a route advantage that trims flight time and fuel costs — benefits unavailable to U.S. carriers since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported.

When the war began, Washington prohibited Russian aircraft from flying over the United States, prompting the Kremlin to impose reciprocal restrictions, the outlet added.

While U.S. airlines have since been forced to take longer, costlier routes around Russia, Chinese carr

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