American cuts Chicago-Beijing as Sino-US market crowds
American Airlines has decided to cut Chicago O’Hare-Beijing service from Oct 22 because of overcapacity in the Sino-US market–which used to be one of the most lucrative markets worldwide. “The current fare environment severely limits our ability to successfully compete between Chicago and Beijing,” American Airlines VP network and schedule planning Vasu Raja said May 2. American launched the nonstop route in May 2010, and competes with Hainan Airlines and United Airlines; each carrier operates a daily flight on the route. According to the US DoT, the Beijing-Chicago O’Hare route saw the biggest decline—16.4%—in passenger boarding for the first 10 months of 2017 among all Sino—US routes. Passenger load factors have averaged 80.9% in the same timeframe. <br/>
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American cuts Chicago-Beijing as Sino-US market crowds
American Airlines has decided to cut Chicago O’Hare-Beijing service from Oct 22 because of overcapacity in the Sino-US market–which used to be one of the most lucrative markets worldwide. “The current fare environment severely limits our ability to successfully compete between Chicago and Beijing,” American Airlines VP network and schedule planning Vasu Raja said May 2. American launched the nonstop route in May 2010, and competes with Hainan Airlines and United Airlines; each carrier operates a daily flight on the route. According to the US DoT, the Beijing-Chicago O’Hare route saw the biggest decline—16.4%—in passenger boarding for the first 10 months of 2017 among all Sino—US routes. Passenger load factors have averaged 80.9% in the same timeframe. <br/>
