Emirates is barred from adding new destinations and aircraft in China for six months. Beijing fined the Dubai-based airline $4,270 and banned it from expanding its routes following a decision by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to penalize the carrier over two recent safety incidents.

During an Emirates flight on April 17, the crew misunderstood instructions and flew at an incorrect altitude above Urumqi in Xinjiang. In another incident on May 18, the airline’s radio communications were cut off over the same region.

“Emirates will never compromise on the safety of our passengers and crew,” said an Emirates spokesperson. “Safety is our number one priority at all times. Emirates fully complies with the CAAC’s requirements on all our flight operations in China. Regarding the specific incidents on April1 17, 2017, and on May 18, 2017, Emirates will cooperate fully with the CAAC and complete all actions recommended by the authority.”

The ban comes at a time when Emirates looks for growth in China and the Far East as the laptop ban on flights to the United States dented the demand for its 12 destinations in North America. It’s unclear whether the ban on adding new aircraft will affect the carrier’s planned upgrades of its Beijing and Shanghai operations to all-Airbus A380 services which were set to begin July 1.