(From left) Hainan Airlines’ Hou Wei; Clark County’s Lawrence Weekly, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s Rossi Ralenkotter; and World Tourism Cities Federation and Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development’s Li Baochun at the inauguration ceremony
Hainan Airlines has commenced thrice-weekly flights between Beijing and Las Vegas on December 2, the only Chinese carrier to provide direct services between the two cities.
Utilising a Boeing 787, the service will depart Beijing at 14.20 and land in Las Vegas at 10.30. The return leg will depart from McCarran International Airport at 12.30 and land at Beijing Capital International Airport at 17.30 the following day.
The non-stop flight will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Hainan Airlines currently flies to 10 North American destinations from China.
