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Old Dec 15, 2018 | 3:12 pm
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Originally Posted by UA_Flyer
I saw this On IFE screen today on a UA flight. I don’t thinknUA flies between LAX and Beijing.....:unless it is in the pipeline and someone mistakenly posted it or just a simple typo.
It's much more likely to be a typo, IMO. It takes months of negotiation to get new US-China routes approved, and then there's a bidding process to get them assigned for a carrier to use. And in the current political climate, I wouldn't expect any new routes to be authorized beyond those already agreed.
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