Air China makes maiden direct flight to Washington

From second left: District of Columbia Deputy Mayor Victor Hoskins, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai, Air China Vice-Chairwoman Wang Yinxiang and Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's President and CEO Jack Potter cut the ribbon at a ceremony in the Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday afternoon to mark the first direct flight by Air China from Beijing to Washington. Photos by Chen Weihua / China Daily |
From left: Air China Vice-Chairwoman Wang Yinxiang, Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and Air China's North America General Manager Zhihang Chi pose with lion dancers at a ceremony in the Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday afternoon to mark the first direct flight by Air China from Beijing to Washington. |
Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai (left) poses with District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray before a reception at the Chinese embassy in Washington on Tuesday evening to mark the launch of Air China's direct flight from Beijing to Washington Dulles International Airport. |
Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai (center) reads China Daily while Air China Vice-Chairwoman Wang Yinxiang (left) and China Daily USA President and Editor-in-Chief Larry Lee look on before a reception at the Chinese embassy in Washington on Tuesday evening to mark the launch of Air China's direct flight from Beijing to Washington Dulles International Airport. |
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