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A special double treat awaits China and Asia-bound travelers from New York
on March 31, 2013 when Air China, China’s exclusive national
flag carrier, upgrades its aircraft to the state of the art Boeing 777-300ER and
increase its frequency from 7 to 11 per week for its nonstop New York-Beijing
flights.
“Adding new flights is a response to a consistently growing passenger
demand for more convenient nonstop services between New York and Beijing.
Business or leisure travelers bound for Beijing or onward to domestic Chinese
cities and other destinations in Asia such as Hong Kong, Vietnam, India, the
Philippines, Thailand and many others, stand to benefit the most from Air
China’s increased capacity and convenient connecting flights,” Mr. Yuelong
Zhou, Air China’s General Manager in New York, said.
Air China is the only airline with
nonstop service between New York and Beijing. It is also the only airline with
first class cabin between these two cities. Current daily flights between New
York and Beijing are CA 982 and CA 981.
The additional outbound flight, CA 990, departs from John F. Kennedy
International Airport (JFK) on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 2:50 AM,
arriving in Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) at 2:20 PM local time
the next day. Inbound, CA 989 leaves Beijing at 9:00 AM also on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, arriving in New York at 10:20 AM local time on
the same day.
As the largest long-range twin-engine jetliner, the B777-300ER is cleaner
and greener. It also brings twin-engine efficiency and reliability to the
long-range market and delivers better fuel performance.
“Operating the New York-Beijing flight with the new ‘triple seven’ provides
Air China with a significant advantage in the highly competitive New York
market. It shows our commitment to provide air travelers with the best product
from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Beijing. I’m sure our guests will
appreciate the features of the energy-efficient Boeing 777-300ER,” Mr. Zhou
commented.
The ‘triple seven’ has a wider cabin than any competing aircraft. It is
designed for maximum passenger comfort and convenience. Air China’s Forbidden Pavilion (first class) features eight luxury suites, 41 full-flat bed seats in the Capital Pavilion (business
class) and 259 economy seats with
individual monitors and in-seat audio-video on demand (AVOD).
Designed for maximum passenger comfort, the interior of Air China’s B777-300ER feature ten mood lighting variations in the Forbidden and Capital
Pavilions, each timed to complement the different phases of a flight—from
boarding through meal service, sleeping and pre-arrival. The ambient lighting
recreates the sunset, night and sunrise to reflect the various services
associated with each phase and create a totally relaxing environment.
Today’s announcement follows last week’s approval granted to Air China by
the U.S. Department of Transportation to start four weekly nonstop services
between Houston and Beijing on July 11, 2013 using the B777-300ER. Houston is
Air China’s fifth gateway in North America in addition to New York, Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver. The Los Angeles-Beijing service, operated
with the B777-300ER, will resume its double daily flights on March 31, 2013.
Vancouver-Beijing is scheduled to increase from 7 to 11 flights per week on May
17, 2013. A bigger B747-400 full passenger aircraft will be used for the San
Francisco-Beijing daily operation beginning March 31, 2013.
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