Airlines rectifying country listings

Eighteen of the 44 foreign airlines that had been required to stop listing the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan as though they are independent countries have finished the rectification, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Friday.

The other 26 foreign airlines have promised to make the changes but applied for delayed implementation from May 28 to July 25 due to technical reasons, the administration said in a statement, adding that the applications have been granted.

The administration said it will closely follow the airlines that have not yet finished the rectification. It also promised to safeguard the legitimate rights of foreign airlines to offer transportation services in China.