US Airways pledges support for United's China bid

United Airlines will benefit from the support of codeshare partner US Airways in its bid to host the next new service between the United States and China.

The new proposition from United is for a direct, nonstop service from Washington, D.C. to the Chinese capital, Beijing. If the application is successful, the new route would be penciled in to start from March next year.

US Airways is set to gain if the new route gets off the ground, as it will be allowed to add its code to the flight, and therefore widen its network of destinations for its own customers.

"We know that our customers will benefit greatly from the added convenience of codeshare service to China on US Airways and United," said US Airways Executive Vice President for Sales and Marketing Scott Kirby.

"United is certainly the flagship airline between the U.S. and China and we wholeheartedly support its application for service between our nation's capital and China's capital city," Kirby added.

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