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American Airlines targets nonstop Beijing-Chicago service in 2009
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-07-02 10:08
American Airlines (AA) Beijing Office announced Sunday it would file an
application to the U.S. and Chinese regulators for opening a new nonstop
route between Chicago and Beijing on March 25, 2009.
If the application gets approved, AA will fly the route seven days a week
between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Beijing Capital
International Airport with its 245-seat Boeing 777 aircraft in
three-class configuration.
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Gerard Arpey, AA's Chairman and CEO said the application was brought
forward based on the company's evaluation on China's economic and
financial prospects in 2009 and the route would add to services available
between the two cities.
Via the Chicago hub, the new route would provide connections between
Beijing and 73 cities in 29 states of the United States, Arpey said,
adding that passengers in China would be able to benefit from the
code-share relationship between AA and China Eastern Airlines to fly to
other Chinese cities from Beijing.
"Having carefully looked at the current competitive landscape and the
growth patterns in traffic, we believe that expanding China service from
our Chicago gateway will provide the greatest public benefits in this
round of new service opportunities," said the chairman.
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