Hainan Airlines' move to start nonstop flights between Boston and China was spurred by the already large number of travelers between the two destinations and the expectation for future growth, a company official said.
"There's a tremendous amount of traffic between Boston and China because of the educational travel, the leisure travel and the business travel in both directions," said Joel Chusid, Hainan's U.S. executive director. "It's a good thing for both economies. The market is also growing. We expect (it) is going to be further stimulated because of the nonstop service."
The Chinese airline confirmed yesterday that it plans to start direct flights between Logan International Airport and Beijing's Capital International Airport on June 20, as the Herald first reported last week. The flights initially will be four times weekly.
Hainan, Massport officials and Gov. Deval Patrick are set to announce the new service today. "Nonstop service from Boston to Beijing will open up new commercial and economic opportunities, and I thank Hainan Airlines for their partnership in achieving this significant milestone," Patrick said in a statement.
Hainan will start taking reservations within a few days for flights aboard Boeing 787s that will take a little more than 13 hours.
"It means a great deal because there are a large number of high-tech and not so high-tech companies in the Boston area that have very important trade relations with Chinese companies," said attorney Samuel Shafner, co-chairman of Burns & Levinson LLP's China practice. "The ability to easily make that trip may reduce a temptation for those companies to be located in markets like New York, where they have a direct flight."
Hainan, whose first nonstop U.S. service started in Seattle in 2008, had talked of Boston being its first U.S. destination since at least 2005. In his 2006 state of the city address, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced Hainan expected to start air cargo service between Boston and Beijing and Shanghai that summer and passenger service that December. That plan was derailed by delays in the delivery and certification of the 787, Chusid said.
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