Hainan Airlines is generally regarded as the best mainland Chinese airline (I agree, based on my experiences), and they've been expanding very nicely in North America. Earlier in the year Hainan launched flights between Los Angeles and Changsha, which I reviewed. They also recently kicked off a frequent flyer partnership with Alaska Mileage Plan, giving…
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Yay for Vegas residents like me! I really think McCarran is one of the best airports out there in terms of efficiency.
In January 2017 Hainan is going to operate the new flight between Tijuana (Cross Border Xpress / San Diego) to Beijing. And AeroMexico is going to increase the flight from Tijuana to Shanghai in the Summer of 2017, from 3 weekly flights to 5 weekly flights
Nice. Finally another transpacific carrier, but if they are really 2-2-2 , I say "ewww"
This assumes a lot of Chinese Britney fans - seeing as Macau is only three hours away.
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Keep in mind that China has some ridiculous rules about their carriers being able to operate longhaul international flights. Unless a specific exception is granted, only one Chinese carrier is allowed to operate a longhaul route.
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It's wrong. This rule only applies in USA routes.
ben,
how do we get a seat assignment from hainan after booking with alaska? alaska can't do it and hainan's phone seems disconnected.
Philippine Airlines used to operate in A Manila-Vancouver-Las Vegas with their A340s a couple of years back. The flights were popular with Overseas Filipinos but PR eventually gave up as yields were poor and as the recession hit load factors plummeted. It'll be interesting to see another Asian carrier try to make this route work
These guys are shooting first and asking questions later. Some of the routes they have introduced are questionable. It's one route one airline and I suppose they're trying to grab what they can grab.
It's certainly an interesting addition to existing long haul network that Las Vegas has.
Based on Lucky's reviews, I think Hainan is quite a decent airline (especially considering how bad other Chinese carriers are).
However, I'm starting to wonder how Hainan Airlines operate all the long haul flights from all the different airports in China. It's certainly not good for them as aircraft rotation planning would be quite a challenge while cities like Changsha has relatively low demand (especially on premium cabin) compared to other major Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou.
I'm glad to see that Las Vegas is getting more flights. It's great for those of us who like to travel but also great for expanding our economy. Chinese investors are far more likely to come and invest in Las Vegas with a direct flight than ever before. Thanks for the update.
I work at McCarran. They will be using 787's starting this Friday morning, December 2. Arriving in Las Vegas at 11:00 a.m. and departing around 1:00 p.m.
All I can say is Air China better watch out.
I happen to have issue with serval tickets I had purchase which were my own fault. I went to the local San Jose and was greeted by a young man named Zhou Yu. He assist me with all my issue with such professional and courteous service.
With people like him and flight crew there is no question in my mind they will be a great success