American Airlines has confirmed that it will move
flights to the biggest airport in the world: the new Beijing
Daxing International Airport (PKX) when service resumes from
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) on 27 March 2021.
American will operate the flights with Boeing
787-8 aircraft.
“Moving to Daxing International Airport in Beijing
when flights return in March is going to offer our customers
access to a state-of-the-art airport, with ease of connections as
we plan to codeshare with our strategic partner, China Southern,”
said Vasu Raja, American’s Chief Revenue Officer. “While there is
so much uncertainty in travel right now, we want to be well
positioned to serve our customers, shareholders and team members
with the best service, convenience and products all over the world
when they’re ready. Daxing is very much a part of that bright
future.”
PKX currently utilizes four runways, with the ambition
to increase to seven in the future. And while the terminal spans
700,000 square meters, customers will never have to walk more than
eight minutes to a gate.
“American prides itself on serving the world’s
leading airports so we are delighted to be relocating to PKX,”
said Alison Taylor, American’s Chief Customer Officer. “We are
looking forward to our customers experiencing such a beautiful new
facility, with the added benefit of being able to offer quick and
easy connections alongside our much-valued strategic partners.”
Before flights were suspended due to the ongoing
global COVID19
pandemic, American and China Southern codeshared on flights beyond
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) and Shanghai Pudong
International Airport (PVG) and intend to codeshare on flights
beyond PKX.
American is currently operating cargo flights to
PEK, which will continue through the end of March. Customers
booked on flights to PEK will be re-accommodated with optimal
flight times for seamless connections at DFW.
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