United Airlines to Launch San Francisco - Guangzhou

これはちょっと前の記事ですが、来年のオリンピック前にユナイテッド航空がサンフランシスコー広州線を解説するというニュースです。

以下、ユナイテッド航空ホームページより抜粋


November 06, 2007



Guangzhou to be United’s 3rd city served in China and 14th in Asia-Pacific region


GUANGZHOU, November 6, 2007 – United Airlines announced today that its San Francisco – Guangzhou service will begin on June 18, 2008. United is the first U.S. carrier to offer daily, nonstop service between San Francisco and Guangzhou. The flight is now open for sale.



With the launch of the Guangzhou service, United will serve 3 cities in China and 14 in the Asia-Pacific region with 160 weekly departures from the U.S. to Asia and Australia, continuing to make United the largest trans-Pacific carrier.



"United Airlines is honored to be selected as the first U.S. carrier to provide nonstop service between San Francisco and Guangzhou, two important cities in the world economy," said Glenn Tilton, United chairman, president and CEO. "United’s successful bid for this route authority would not have been possible without the broad base of support from officials, customers and our employees who understand the economic importance of this route."



“The new Guangzhou service will be United’s sixth daily nonstop service between China and the U.S.,” said Sidney Kwok, General Manager, China, United Airlines. “We are pleased to expand our route network and provide another destination in Asia for our customers.”


United will operate combined passenger and cargo service between San Francisco and Guangzhou using a Boeing 777 aircraft configured with 10 United First Suite® seats, 45 United Business seats and 198 United Economy® class seats, including 84 Economy Plus® seats that offer up to five more inches of legroom.



The route is expected to provide approximately 15 tons of cargo capacity per flight. Commodities carried from Guangzhou are expected to include electronic components, integrated circuits, printers, machinery and machine tools, and apparel. Other items include time-sensitive cargo such as perishables, pharmaceuticals and temperature-controlled products.



Travelers to and from China will also benefit from United's code share partnership with Air China and Shanghai Airlines, both of which will join Star Alliance later this year.

まあ、１２月１２日には中国国際航空と上海航空がスターアライアンスに加盟しますし、オリンピックもあるのでその需要を狙っているのでしょうが、ますます中国路線に関しては日本を素通りするルートにするようですね。

私もアメリカ在住ですがこのサンフランシスコ経由ですと私がいる都市からは乗り継げないんですよね。
はやくＭＩＡ－ＳＦＯ線を再開して欲しいですが、まあ無理でしょうね。

その他の解説予定ルートです。

Chicago - Cozumel, Mexico
Denver - London, United Kingdom
Los Angeles - Frankfurt, Germany
San Francisco - Guangzhou, PRC
Washington Dulles - Kuwait City, Kuwait Seasonal weekly

これら、私が使えそうな路線、全くありません。

ロスーフランクフルト線のせいでサンフランシスコー名古屋線が減便されたのは知ってますが、まあ、２月に毎日運航に戻りますが。

やはり、私はアメリカンに鞍替えしないといけないようですね。