Hainan: Boston to Beijing
Nov 22, 2023, 6:57 am
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Hainan: Boston to Beijing
It seems Hainan is starting a boston to beijing route this month. i wonder if this replaces their boston to shanghai route, or did they already have a boston to beijing route before?
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1302249.shtml
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1302249.shtml
Nov 22, 2023, 11:52 am
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It seems Hainan is starting a boston to beijing route this month. i wonder if this replaces their boston to shanghai route, or did they already have a boston to beijing route before?
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1302249.shtml
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1302249.shtml
Nov 22, 2023, 12:14 pm
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I think they did have both in the past. But, as long as only 35-75 weekly slot pairs are available to Chinese airlines, the only way they could fly both at the same time would be a 2 + 1 arrangement, which presumably is less desirable than 3 + 0.
Nov 26, 2023, 2:56 pm
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It seems Hainan is starting a boston to beijing route this month. i wonder if this replaces their boston to shanghai route, or did they already have a boston to beijing route before?
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1302249.shtml
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1302249.shtml
Nov 26, 2023, 4:32 pm
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-They actually talked up PVG-BOS quite a bit before switching their focus to BJS-BOS
-CA's stranglehold on BJS and MU's on SHA doesn't extend beyond major cities in other countries, so BOS, LAS, HNL, BRU, etc are there for the taking
-I don't think onward connections are much of a factor because they're really only promoting connections that would work equally well from either city
-The vast majority of US flights during COVID used PVG as a gateway, and the balance remains lopsided, though not as much, so BJS seemingly presented more opportunity
-I'm really liking their pricing (in economy only, unfortunately) thus far
Last edited by moondog; Nov 27, 2023 at 12:00 am
Dec 6, 2023, 5:54 pm
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Looks like they are also operating this flight as PEK-BOS-SEA-PEK, effectively offering two different markets one-stop options to/from China. They're not selling tickets on the BOS-SEA segment without an onward connection to China, but would be interesting to fly BOS-SEA on a Chinese airline.
Dec 6, 2023, 6:14 pm
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Looks like they are also operating this flight as PEK-BOS-SEA-PEK, effectively offering two different markets one-stop options to/from China. They're not selling tickets on the BOS-SEA segment without an onward connection to China, but would be interesting to fly BOS-SEA on a Chinese airline.
Dec 6, 2023, 8:24 pm
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Hainan airlines is not selling SEA-PEK either. It is a pure technical stop to refuel and maybe change crew? With the SEA stop, it is actually quicker to fly via Europe to get to PEK. Of course many passengers still prefer a direct flight staffed with Mandarin speaking crews.
Dec 6, 2023, 8:38 pm
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Dec 6, 2023, 9:50 pm
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Dec 22, 2023, 4:39 am
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For those needing to go to neighbouring cities like Tianjin, PKX is definitely better as with the opening of the Jinxin line this week, you can take a highspeed train directly to PKX from Tianjin in around 45 minutes.