Hainan Airlines plans to begin a twice-weekly service from Chongqing to New York John F. Kennedy International airport on 20 October.
The carrier will deploy Boeing 787-8s on the route, it says.
FlightGlobal schedules data shows that the airline will be the route's only operator.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
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