The second daily non-stop flight service between Beijing and Los Angeles was launched by Air China on September 1st.
This new flight CA987, operated with a Boeing 747-400, is scheduled to depart from Beijing at 14:00 (Los Angeles time) and arrive at Los Angeles at 11:00 local time the following day. Flight CA988, which flies from Los Angeles to Beijing, takes off at 13:20 (Los Angeles time) and lands at 17:03 (Los Angeles time) the following day.
This additional flight wills double the choices for passengers, especially travelers bound for Beijing or onward to other Chinese cities.