United Airlines Opens Beijing-San Francisco Non-Stop Daily Flight

United Airlines has become the first airline to open a non-stop daily flight between Beijing and San Francisco.

The new flight will meet the increasing demand of passengers traveling between the United States and China. said Christopher Lin, the Airlines' general manager in China, at the opening ceremony held at Beijing Capital International Airport.

"Passengers will be able to transfer to any place in the U.S from San Francisco with our efficient service facilities there," said Lin.

The non-stop flight UA802 leaves Beijing at 16:30 every afternoon and arrives in San Francisco at 12:55 (American Time) the same day.

United opened a non-stop flight between Shanghai and San Francisco on April 3.



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