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China Eastern to launch Shanghai-Houston
March 17th 2017
Shanghai’s China Eastern Airlines plans to launch a Pudong-Houston route in the third quarter of this year. Asia’s second largest carrier by passengers carried will compete with Air China in the Houston market, albeit from Beijing. Read More » The flag carrier launched a four-weekly Beijing-Houston B777-300ER service in July 2013, but it has reduced frequency to twice a week.
According to airline sources, China Eastern would likely launch Pudong-Houston as a thrice-weekly A330-200 rotation as the world’s energy capital is just within the range of the -200.
Asia-Pacific carriers have had Houston in their sights for some time, but there is room for growth. All Nippon Airways (ANA) and United Airlines fly to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport once a day from Narita, EVA Airways sends a daily B777-300ER, Korean Air serves the city three times a week from Incheon and Singapore Airlines operates a five-weekly Singapore-Manchester-Houston A350 triangular route.
