BEIJING - Continental Airlines will launch flights to Beijing from New York.
Currently, the airline has received tentative approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
A date for the daily nonstop flight to Beijing will be announced once final approval is granted.
The service will be operated by a Boeing 777-200ER with 283-seats, 48 in Business and 235 in coach.
The 13-hour flight (CO 89) will depart Liberty, subject to government approval, at noon, arriving in Beijing at 1:50 p.m. the next day.
The return flight (CO 88) will leave the China at 3:50 p.m., arriving in the United States at 5:15 p.m.