Hainan Air flies Dreamliner to Seattle
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Hainan Airlines has started operating its Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the route between Beijing and Seattle.
The new deployment commenced on 10 January 2014, and will initially operate four times a week – every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. But this frequency will be increased to daily during the peak June-August summer period.
The new aircraft will leave Beijing Capital International Airport at 1625, arriving at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 1205. The return flight will depart the northwest US city at 1400, getting back into the Chinese capital at 1655.
Seattle becomes the second destination in North America to receive Hainan Airlines’ Dreamliner, following Chicago. But the carrier is also planning to add direct Dreamliner flights between Beijing and Boston from June this year.
Hainan Airlines has so far received six out of a total order for 10 B787-8s. It operates the aircraft with a capacity of 213 passengers in a two-class configuration, with 36 flat-bed seats in business class and 177 standard seats in economy.
Until late last year, it has operated the aircraft solely on domestic routes connecting Beijing to cities including Haikou, Changsha, Hangzhou and Chengdu.
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