American Airlines eying expansion in China

Friday, 21 Nov, 2014 0

American Airlines is eying more direct flights to China as it looks to exploit the world’s fastest growth market.

Speaking at a business leaders’ meeting at the Fort Worth Convention Center, American Airlines CEO and chairman Doug Parker talked of adding several more routes in China, including Beijing.

"It’s the largest growth market in the world and is one that American historically hasn’t had a large presence in," he said.

"It’s growing quickly and we know it will be important in the future."

A landmark reciprocal deal between the US and China to offer 10-year multiple entry visas is expected to provide a significant boost to the US tourism economy.

Inbound Chinese tourism is currently a $21 billion industry but the US government expects that to rise to up to $85 billion by 2021.

Parker also said he expects the full integration of American Airlines and US Airways to be finally completed sometime next year.



 

profileimage

TravelMole Editorial Team

Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...