Hainan Airlines Applies to Fly to Boston, San Jose and Seattle

Hainan Airlines (HU) has applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to start services to Boston, San Jose and Seattle, the U.S., according to a source familiar with the matter.
The Haikou-based carrier has filed an application for three new routes including Shanghai-Boston, Beijing-San Jose and Shanghai-Seattle. The airline has secured approvals from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the routes, the source said.
Hainan Airlines plans to operate Boeing 787 Dreamliners on the thrice-weekly Shanghai-Boston service and the five-time weekly Beijing-San Jose service, and deploy Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the four-time weekly Shanghai-Seattle service.
The airline will start the services from the second quarter of 2015, subject to DOT approval.

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