UNITED AIRLINES has applied for daily non-stop service between
Washington DC and Beijing which is not presently served, the best
connections being in the range of 16.5 hour travel time. If approved,
the service will begin in March 2007 and cut three hours from the
flight time. United plans to operate a combined passenger and cargo
service on the route Boeing 747 aircraft configured with 14 First
Suite seats, 73 business and 260 economy, including 88 Economy Plus.
The Asia-Pacific region is also important to United's cargo division;
its business there accounts for approximately 40% of the division's
total revenue.
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