Originally Posted by
Sunvox
Yes, IAD is slated to do Asia.
Since the company hasn't been forthcoming with their plan I've been using united.com and looking for flights in May and June to see what is listed. I didn't spend too much time but I did find IAD to PEK, HND, and LHR on the 777. However, as mentioned above I find it hard to believe China is planning on opening their doors to foreign carriers in a few short months. I agree it's more likely to be years before a Chinese re-opening, BUT management just might have a better idea than us line pukes.
Well, China is all about appearance. Olympics are coming up. If they don't want egg on their face like Japan, they will have to open up. How much? Who knows.
Now, they will probably choose to play politics with their opening, again, and try to disadvantage other airlines by restricting inbound pax with silly procedures while we don't play games with their flights....