Chinese airlines to lower domestic flight fuel surcharges

Chinese airlines will lower fuel surcharges on domestic flights starting from June 5, multiple operators have confirmed.

For adult passengers, the surcharge will be reduced to 150 yuan (about 20.7 U.S. dollars) per capita on routes each exceeding 800 kilometers and 80 yuan on routes of 800 kilometers or less each, down 20 yuan and 10 yuan respectively from the current rates.

Pakistan remains firmly committed to its longstanding position on the Palestinian question and will not seek normalization of ties with Israel until an independent Palestinian state is established, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on Friday.

According to Pakistani media reports, Dar made the remarks during a press conference at Pakistan's embassy in Washington after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

When asked whether U.S. President Donald Trump had dropped his calls for Muslim countries to join the Abraham Accords as part of a potential deal with Iran, Dar reiterated that Pakistan remains steadfast in its position on Palestine and Gaza.

Israel must move towards the establishment of a Palestinian state before there could be any change in Pakistan's stance towards Israel, he said.

Trump said in a social media post on Monday that he urged Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan and Pakistan to join the Abraham Accords and normalize ties with Israel during phone talks with their leaders last Saturday.

Pakistan has publicly rejected the proposal, while none of the other countries Trump listed has reacted to his demand.

A Saudi source told Al Arabiya TV on Monday that Saudi Arabia's position on the Palestinian question remains unchanged, affirming the need for "an irreversible pathway to a Palestinian state".

The Abraham Accords, brokered by the United States in 2020 during Trump's first term, were established between the Israeli government and Arab countries including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, aimed at rapidly advancing the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.

The two-state solution envisions independent Palestinian and Israeli states coexisting peacefully. It is widely recognized by the international community as the only equitable way to resolve the Palestinian question.