The Trump administration has indicated that it’s considering banning flights between the U.S. and China to prevent the spread of coronavirus—but doing so would be complicated
it is “against the application of any restrictions of international traffic based on the information currently available.”
A study led by Cranfield University in 2016 estimated 20% of passengers between the U.S. and China travelled indirectly, an increase from 14% in 2008. More recently the share of indirect travel has likely decreased due to the proliferation of non-stop flights between China and the U.S., mostly from Chinese airlines.
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