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United wins China route
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded United Airlines the right to a new, non-stop daily flight between Washington D.C. and Beijing, China. United was in competition with American Airlines, Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines for the route. The airline could begin the new route as early as March 25.
United has not yet announced how much it will charge for the flight, though Washington D.C. travelers currently traveling to Beijing pay anywhere from $1,000 USD all the way up to $15,000 USD for first-class service, and those flights aren’t non-stop.
The U.S. government can award another daily flight to China in March of 2008, based on agreements it has with the Chinese government.
Sources: United Airlines, CNN, Wall St. Journal
Delta announces non-stop service from New York to Africa
With the departure of Delta Air Lines Flight DL166 on December 11, Delta became the only major U.S. airline to provide nonstop service from New York to Africa. The 10-hour flight between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Accra, Ghana, will operate four-times weekly – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from New York and Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday from Accra. The new flights are operated with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft with 214 seats, 35 of which are BusinessElite.
This new route is part of Delta’s growth in its New York hub. Besides the addition of other new routes, Delta is investing more than $20 million USD in renovations to its Terminal 2 and 3 facilities at JFK. Recently completed refurbishments include the addition of a new dedicated BusinessElite check-in area in Terminal 2, and new international check-in kiosks throughout the facility.
Sources: Delta Air Lines, just4airlines.com
