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Coverage dated December 26, 2021

Delta says flight to China turned back midair because of COVID-19 rules

Headline from ABC 10 Sacramento

China has tightened already strict COVID-19 travel restrictions amid a growing outbreak in some parts of the country ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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  1. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Delta says flight to China turned back midair because of COVID-19 rules (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    China has tightened already strict COVID-19 travel restrictions amid a growing outbreak in some parts of the country ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Delta: Flight to Shanghai turned back because of COVID rules (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair, a move that had prompted a protest from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Delta Flight to Shanghai Turned Back Midtrip Because of New COVID Rules (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    New cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the decision to turn back a recent flight from Seattle in mid-air, Delta Airlines said Monday.

  4. Moultrie Observer

    Delta Air Lines: Flight to Shanghai turned back because of COVID rules (opens Moultrie Observer)

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    BEIJING (AP) — Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair,

  5. The Hill

    Delta says flight to Shanghai turned back due to COVID-19 rules (opens The Hill)

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    Delta on Monday said it was forced to turn a flight heading to Shanghai from Seattle around midair due to pandemic-related cleaning requirements at the destination airport.

  6. Fox News

    Delta flight to Shanghai turns around over coronavirus rules (opens Fox News)

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    Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning-back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair, a move that had prompted a protest from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco.

  7. Washington Times

    Delta: Flight to Shanghai turned back because of COVID-19 rules (opens Washington Times)

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    Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair, a move that had prompted a protest from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Midair turnaround of flight to Shanghai was due to new COVID rules, Delta says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Delta Air Lines says new pandemic-related cleaning rules at a Shanghai airport were behind the midair turnaround of a recent flight from Seattle.

  9. Newsweek

    Delta has flight from Seattle to Shanghai turned around by China halfway through trip (opens Newsweek)

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    The 13-hour flight was turned back after new cleaning mandates related to COVID-19 require extended ground time.

  10. NBC News

    Delta says flight to Shanghai turned back because of new Covid rules (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle.

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