Hainan Airlines to open Beijing-Seattle flight

Hainan Airlines will open direct flights to Beijing-Seattle beginning on June 9th. The Chinese airline recently acquired an approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and the United States Department of Transport (US DOT) to open a direct Beijing-Seattle air route. The airline took advantage of the new flight freedom between China and the United States. Hainan Airlines will introduce its latest A330-200 aircraft to serve the non-stop flight to and from Beijing and Seattle. There will be four flights every week during the first period of the opening. Hainan initially scheduled Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday flights per week to better serve passengers traveling its newest international air route. The Beijing-Seattle flight is the first international air route opened by Hainan Airlines to North America following its opening of new air routes to Europe and Africa. Passengers traveling between China and the US can conveniently fly to both destinations once the direct Beijing-Seattle flight officially opens in June 2008.