LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 21, Hainan Airlines officially launched the Changsha-Los Angeles route, the company's eighth North American route. Hainan Airlines flight HU7923 with over 200 passengers on board landed in Los Angeles, California at 10:30 am on January 21 local time.

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Hainan Airlines deputy chairman Mu Weigang said, "Hainan Airlines has been expanding actively in international markets by progressively adding flights connecting Beijing with Seattle, Chicago, Boston and San Jose as well as routes from Shanghai to Seattle and Boston. With the new Changsha-Los Angeles route, Hainan Airlines has become one of the major airlines providing services between China and the US. We believe that the new route will further enhance economic, cultural and technological exchanges between the two countries."

Brand USA president and chief executive officer Christopher L. Thompson commented, "With 2016 set as the China-US Tourism Year, Brand USA will continue to strengthen the cooperation with Hainan Airlines and other partners in a move to help Chinese tourists benefit from the abundance of popular tourism destinations in the US"

Visit California director Caroline Beteta commented, "California, the preferred tourist destination for Chinese tourists travelling to the US, accounts for as much as 45.3 per cent of the country's total Chinese tourist numbers. The new service provides a direct convenient air route to California for those who live in central China".

Over the past 20+ years, Hainan Airlines has transformed from a Chinese local airline into a large multinational group with businesses covering the aviation, industrial, financial, tourism and logistics sectors as well as a number of world-class brands. In July, 2015, the company made the list of the Fortune 500 companies for the first time. As a subsidiary of HNA Group, Hainan Airlines has been honored as a SKYTRAX 5-Star Airline for five years in a row. In addition, the airline has maintained an excellent safety record for 22 years since its inception and is ranked among the world's top 10 safest airlines.

The new, twice-weekly service from Changsha to California will be flown by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and operate on every Monday and Thursday. The duration of the flight is approximately 13.5 hours.

Hainan Airlines' Changsha-California Route Flight Schedule (Note: All departure and arrival times are listed in local time):

About Hainan Airlines

Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd., founded in January 1993, is committed to providing passengers with comprehensive and seamless air travel services as one of the world's seven SKYTRAX five-star airlines and one of the world's top 10 safest airlines.

Hainan Airlines has a young luxury fleet mainly composed of Boeing 737s, 787s and Airbus 330s configured for both passenger and cargo flights, providing passengers with premium first class in which each seat is surrounded by dividers assuring the passenger full privacy as well as a newly upgraded spacious and comfortable business class. The airline has, to date, launched over 500 inbound and outbound routes connecting passengers to more than 90 cities around the world, with comprehensive coverage across China and extending into Asia, Europe and North America.

For more information, please visit Hainan Airlines' official global website  www.hainanairlines.com .

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