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International travel has been fully restored (and then some) since the pandemic with one exception. China was one of the last places to allow flights from other countries and it is still a long way from recovering completely from COVID 19. This is especially apparent in the United States where nonstop flights to China have been slowly added back over the past few years. The latest route to resume is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to/from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) operated by United Airlines.
United began flying this route again yesterday (August 29th) for the first time in years. China Eastern operates this route daily and had no competition on it until United resumed. United will fly between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4x weekly on a Boeing 787-9 with 48 Polaris (Business Class), 21 Premium Plus, 39 Economy Plus, and 149 Economy Class seats.
With this resumption, United now flies four routes between the United States and China. These include:
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to/from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to/from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to/from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to/from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)
UA resumed LAX-PVG yesterday after a 4.5 year hiatus, which now makes UA the largest US airline to mainland China. Additionally with this resumption, UA is now the first and only US airline to have restored all pre-pandemic LAX long haul routes.
— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) August 30, 2024
United now has the most flights to China of any US airline and is the only carrier to have restored all of its pre-pandemic longhaul routes from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Anthony’s Take: United still has a long way to go before its back to its pre-pandemic China schedule, but this is a step in the right direction.
(Image Credits: United Airlines.)
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