Air China, the flag carrier of China announced this week that it will begin seasonal flight service between Beijing and Honolulu. The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state’s tourism agency, welcomed the first regularly-scheduled nonstop flights from Beijing to Honolulu from 21st January. According to Mike McCartney, President and CEO of the HTA, China is a strong market for island’s economy and the new route will make travel between the two cities significantly easier. The easier process to obtain a U.S visa in China has also supports the growing market.
The flight to Honolulu will operate three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. In the words of Wang Mingyuan, Vice President of Air China, the main goal of airline is to create an internationally competitive network and this newly launched flights to Honolulu from Beijing is in the line for long time. This year HTA projects reaching 182,000 visitors which is an increase of 21.5 percent from the previous year.
The flight to Honolulu will operate three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. In the words of Wang Mingyuan, Vice President of Air China, the main goal of airline is to create an internationally competitive network and this newly launched flights to Honolulu from Beijing is in the line for long time. This year HTA projects reaching 182,000 visitors which is an increase of 21.5 percent from the previous year.
