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United Airlines has announced that it will be doubling the number of
services it offers between San Francisco and Shanghai. The route will be
served with four weekly flights starting on September 4th. This comes
after both the US and China have agreed to open additional international
air services between the two countries.To get more shanghai breaking news, you can visit shine news official website.
United Airlines currently flies twice weekly between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) via a stop in Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN). Starting on September 4th, United will operate four weekly flights.
United is going to use a Boeing 777-300ER on the route. The aircraft will operate from SFO to PVG via ICN on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The return flight will run on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
UA857 will depart San Francisco at 11:00 local time on the above listed days. The aircraft will reach Shanghai at 17:45 local time the next day. The return flights will leave Shanghai at 21:40 and arrive the same day in San Francisco at 20:55 local.On Tuesday, August 18th, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it would allow Chinese carriers to operate a total of eight weekly roundtrip scheduled flights in the aggregate. This came as Chinese aviation authorities also increased the number of flights permitted on US airlines. In total, US and Chinese airlines will be operating 16 roundtrip weekly flights between the two countries.
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines were two carriers trying to resume services to China back in June. However, there were some impediments to getting governmental permission in China for these US airlines to restart flights. So, at first, the DOT denied permission for Chinese airlines to operate to the US, citing the inability of US carriers to fly to China.A few days later, the DOT amended the order allowing a total of two flights per week between the US and China on Chinese carriers after Delta and United both received one weekly roundtrip. And then, after Delta and United received another weekly flight, Chinese airlines, in the aggregate, received four weekly flights.
Now, United and Delta have received four weekly flights apiece. So, the DOT is granting Chinese airlines eight weekly flights in the aggregate. Delta Air Lines will likely also increase the number of flights it offers between the US and China– also via a stop in Seoul.
The stop in Seoul by US airlines operating to China is likely to allow crews to avoid laying over in China, which has a very restrictive entry policy for foreigners.United Airlines was the largest US carrier flying to China before the current crisis hit. From Shanghai alone, United operated five daily flights from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Newark to PVG.
United’s SFO to PVG flight is driven in a large part by Apple, the tech company. Apple bought about 50 business class seats per day on the route, spending about $35 million. However, that has likely been significantly reduced in the wake of the current crisis.
United Airlines currently flies twice weekly between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) via a stop in Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN). Starting on September 4th, United will operate four weekly flights.
United is going to use a Boeing 777-300ER on the route. The aircraft will operate from SFO to PVG via ICN on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The return flight will run on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
UA857 will depart San Francisco at 11:00 local time on the above listed days. The aircraft will reach Shanghai at 17:45 local time the next day. The return flights will leave Shanghai at 21:40 and arrive the same day in San Francisco at 20:55 local.On Tuesday, August 18th, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it would allow Chinese carriers to operate a total of eight weekly roundtrip scheduled flights in the aggregate. This came as Chinese aviation authorities also increased the number of flights permitted on US airlines. In total, US and Chinese airlines will be operating 16 roundtrip weekly flights between the two countries.
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines were two carriers trying to resume services to China back in June. However, there were some impediments to getting governmental permission in China for these US airlines to restart flights. So, at first, the DOT denied permission for Chinese airlines to operate to the US, citing the inability of US carriers to fly to China.A few days later, the DOT amended the order allowing a total of two flights per week between the US and China on Chinese carriers after Delta and United both received one weekly roundtrip. And then, after Delta and United received another weekly flight, Chinese airlines, in the aggregate, received four weekly flights.
Now, United and Delta have received four weekly flights apiece. So, the DOT is granting Chinese airlines eight weekly flights in the aggregate. Delta Air Lines will likely also increase the number of flights it offers between the US and China– also via a stop in Seoul.
The stop in Seoul by US airlines operating to China is likely to allow crews to avoid laying over in China, which has a very restrictive entry policy for foreigners.United Airlines was the largest US carrier flying to China before the current crisis hit. From Shanghai alone, United operated five daily flights from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Newark to PVG.
United’s SFO to PVG flight is driven in a large part by Apple, the tech company. Apple bought about 50 business class seats per day on the route, spending about $35 million. However, that has likely been significantly reduced in the wake of the current crisis.