Article from BTNews 5 SEPTEMBER 2016
Beijing Capital for Vancouver
Vancouver Airport will welcome a new Chinese carrier on 30 December when Beijing Capital Airlines (JD) marks its debut in North America with a three-times-weekly service from Hangzhou via Qingdao.
Beijing Capital (YVR) becomes the sixth airline to run connecting flights between mainland China and the Western Canadian gateway in a development welcomed by airport authority president and CEO Craig Richmond as “a true testament to YVR’s position as a connecting hub to the Asia-Pacific region, and to Vancouver’s competitiveness in attracting new carriers.”
It is the second new airline to land at YVR this year, following XiamenAir, which began operations in July.
With its headquarters in China’s chief city, Beijing Capital was launched in 2010 and currently operates flights out of Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Xi’an and Hangzhou as its core bases.
The new airline will join Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Sichuan Airlines, and Xiamen Airlines, which all fly from China to YVR. In addition, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, and EVA Air fly from Hong Kong and Taiwan to Vancouver.
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