United Airlines will introduce its first ever service connecting Los Angeles and Shanghai, China,with daily nonstop flights from the airline's hub at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).The fresh route provides a link connecting the second-largest city in the U.S. and mainland China's center for finance and trade.


Jim Compton,United's executive vice president and chief revenue officer stated that United operates more routes from the U.S. to China than any other airline, and this new service is a major step in the expansion of their U.S.-China network. The new flights will provide clientele additional convenient options for travel between the two countries.

United Airlines commenced operating flights to China in 1986, it has 11 daily nonstop flights to Beijing,Hong Kong and Shanghai from hubs in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco as well as Washington.