American to Move Operations to New Beijing Airport
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by: Harvey Chipkin
American Airlines will transfer operations to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) when it restarts passenger service next March. The carrier will join several other oneworld alliance members at the city’s newest airport, which it calls the biggest in the world. The flights will begin departing Dallas-Fort Worth on March 27 and will be operated with Boeing 787-8s. Vasu Raja, chief revenue officer, said moving the flights will offer customers access to a state-of-the-art airport, with ease of connection, as American plans to codeshare with its strategic partner, China Southern. With so much uncertainty in travel right now, said Raja, the airline wanted to be “well positioned to serve customers, shareholders and team members with the best service, convenience and products all over the world when they’re ready.” Daxing, he said, “is very much a part of that bright future.” Before flights were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, American and China Southern codeshared on flights beyond Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and intend to codeshare on flights beyond PKX.
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