Hainan Airlines to Fly Boeing 787 Between Beijing and Calgary in June

Hainan Airlines, China's fourth largest carrier, is set to launch a nonstop service between Beijing and Calgary, Canada starting late June.

According to Airline Route, the Haikou-based carrier loaded planned the Beijing-Calgary service on January 27, although reservation is not opened yet.

Starting June 30, Hainan Airlines will fly its Boeing 787 Dreamliner three times a week between Beijing and Calgary. The outbound flight HU7977 is scheduled to leave Beijing Capital International Airport at 4:00 p.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, arriving in Calgary at 1:05 p.m.; while the return flight HU7978 will depart from Calgary International Airport at 3:05 p.m. and land in Beijing at 5:10 p.m. the next day (all local time).

In November 2015, Hainan Airlines submitted the route application to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for launching a four-times-weekly Beijing-Calgary service in June.

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