San Francisco, April 13 ——Air China plans to launch its nonstop flight between China’s Shanghai and San Jose on June 16 this year, said Du Bolun, general manager of Air China in San Francisco.

Air China received approval from from the U.S. Department of Transportation on April 12 and released the news of opening new flight today. After the new route is announced, Silicon Valley's airport could add another highly demanded international destination to its roster.

Air China is going to fly new routes from Mineta San Jose International Airport to Shanghai three times a week. The San Jose-bound flight CA829 will depart Shanghai at 1:00 p.m., arriving at 10:10 a.m. the next day. The return flight CA830 will depart San Jose at 12:00 p.m., and arrive in Shanghai at 4:40a.m. the same day.

The flights will operate by using Airbus A 330 aircraft.

The Shanghai service will be the San Jose airport’s fifth newly launched direct international route. And Air China is the second Chinese airlines provide nonstop services from China to San Jose following Hainan Airlines.

Sam Liccardo, mayor of San Jose showed his welcome for the new flight. He said that Shanghai is a popular destination of business and tourism for people in Silicon Valley. The nonstop services will bring more positive impact to the city and local areas.

Du said that the airlines will introduce special roundtrip fares for first customers to celebrate the new flight. Besides, Air China will add its nonstop flight services from Beijing to San Francisco starting from August 3, 2016 to further facilitate the business exchanges between China and the United States.