Screeching halt!
Bloomberg details the latest glitch, actually, screeching halt, as the Special Administrative Region of China stops for however long it wishes the processing of licenses for new airlines.
This is not only going to further inconvenience Qantas, and no doubt entertain Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong’s other airlines, but PRC carrier Spring and Fall Airlines, which is also asking for a franchise to be granted to extend the coverage of its already well established mainland China operations.