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CHINA’S civil aviation authority has fined the world’s largest longhaul carrier, Dubai-based Emirates, and barred it from adding new destinations and aircraft in China for six months, following two incidents of “unsafe operations”.
Both incidents took place over the far western region of Xinjiang, the regulator said in a statement on its website late on Wednesday.
The regulator fined Emirates CNY29,000 (US$4,270) over the incidents and said it had summoned senior airline officials to a meeting, but gave no further details.
Emirates will cooperate fully with the CAAC and complete all actions it has recommended, an airline spokeswoman said.
But the penalty will not make a significant impact on Emirates’ earnings, as China accounts for just three percent of its total capacity, said transport research firm Crucial Perspective chief executive Corrine Png.
“However, this does set Emirates back in terms of its strategic growth plans in China for another 6 months,” she said, adding Emirates grew its China capacity by eight percent on the year in the first half, outstripping other carriers.
“Further violations could potentially result in heavier penalties going forward.” – Reuters
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