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Washington-Beijing Direct Flights

Capital To CapitalUnited Airlines won the right to operate the first direct flight between Washington and Beijing (AP via Washington Post). The Washington Times had an rather amusing commentary:European and Asian capitals already enjoy direct access to... ...full story at Letters from China

from Letters from China on Wed, Jan 10 2007

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24 May 07		Eastside, baby: Shanghai direct flights by 2009? » Shanghaiist In 2006, Shanghaiist prayed for a direct flight connecting the United States' east coast to Shanghai. Hell, we even signed a petition to the FAA. But the travel god(s) turned a deaf ear to our pleading, and awarded the precious route to Washington,...
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10 Jan 07		Beijing to Washington DC nonstop » Imagethief Imagethief was interested to read that United Airlines has inaugurated the first nonstop flight from Washington DC to Beijing.Now American senators and congressmen will be able to fly directly to Beijing to either suck up to the Chinese government for...
03 Oct 07		Direct Flight To China: American Airlines To Rival Against United Airlines » Zhonghuarising What I hear is that American Airlines Inc. was awarded the right to launch a direct flight from its Chicago hub to Beijing. Service will commence in March 2009.Although American Airlines already serves more than 110 direct routes into Asia from...

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