In 2007, the US Department of Transportation awarded 6 new routes to various airlines to be flown from the United States to China. Several routes began service in the spring of 2008, with the rest signing on in the spring of 2009. Five of the six routes offer direct service from American to Chinese cities.
Delta Airlines flies from Atlanta, Georgia to Shanghai on a Boeing 777.
Northwest Airlines also has a direct route to Shanghai from Detroit, Michigan.
American Airlines will offer service from Chicago, Illinois to China’s capital, Beijing, on the Boeing 777
Meanwhile, United Airlines flights direct to Guangzhou from San Francisco, California also on the Boeing 777.
Continental Airlines joins the group offering daily non stop flights between Newark/New York and Shanghai, featuring traditional Chinese food in their in-flight meal service.
In 2009, US Airways will begin service to Beijing from their Philadelphia, Pennsylvania hub, but the flight will originate in their other hub in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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