Air China to fly Shanghai-London route as Beijing eases restrictions
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Air China on Wednesday received approval to launch a long-haul route from Shanghai to London, and permit the carrier to compete with China Eastern Airlines, as Beijing eased a decade-old "one route, one airline" policy. Previously, Shanghai-headquartered China Eastern Airlines was the only Chinese carrier on the route. China's aviation regulator said last year it would ease the policy which had been in place since 2009. It had been aimed at preventing the country's mostly..