Air China to resume Beijing-San Francisco flights

Air China will resume its services on the Beijing-San Francisco route starting from Nov 1, the Chinese consulate-general in the United States west coast city said on its social media platform on Sunday.

Effective from Oct 29, flight CA985 will depart from Beijing to San Francisco every Wednesday and Saturday, and flight CA986 will return to Beijing on the same day, according to Air China's schedule.

The consulate-general noted that the Beijing-Shanghai-San Francisco-New York route, which began service on Jan 7, 1981, was the first air route linking the Chinese mainland with the United States.

Approved by the US Department of Transportation in late September, the flight was among additional direct flights between the two countries operated by Chinese carriers. Starting from Oct 29, there will be 48 weekly roundtrip flights in all between China and the United States.