After four years, United Airlines resumed nonstop service between Los Angeles and Shanghai-Pudong, making it the only U.S. carrier to fly between Los Angeles and Mainland China. This route complements the carrier’s operations from San Francisco to Beijing-Capital and Shanghai-Pudong.
Flight UA 198 was operated in a Boeing 787 registered N27957, which took off from Los Angeles International Airport at 13:04 local time and landed at Shanghai-Pudong International Airport at 16:25 the following day, after twelve hours and twenty minutes covering some 10,460 kilometers. United is the first U.S. airline to resume all its long-haul services operated before the pandemic.
United is the first U.S. airline to resume nonstop flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai: American Airlines canceled this route as part of its restructuring of long-haul flights from Los Angeles, while Delta Air Line has canceled plans to reactivate this service. United competes in this segment with China Eastern, which offers daily Boeing 777-300ER service.
United flight schedule between Los Angeles (LAX) and Shanghai-Pudong (PVG)
- Flight UA 198: LAX 12:55 – PVG 17:45+1 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Flight UA 199: PVG 20:10 – LAX 16:55 Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The route is operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with a capacity of 257 passengers: 48 Business Class, 21 Premium Economy, 39 Economy Plus, and 149 Economy.
United also has long-haul service from Los Angeles to Sydney, Melbourne, London-Heathrow, Tokyo-Narita, Tokyo-Haneda and Hong Kong.
