Air China, China's flag carrier, will resume flights between Beijing and Washington, D.C. on November 21. This is the first direct flight between the two capitals since 2020. The flight CA817 will operate twice a week with the return leg (CA818) making a stopover in Los Angeles. The airline also plans to increase the number of flights between Beijing and Los Angeles to three a week from November 30. CGTN reporter You Yang will pay a visit to Beijing Capital International Airport and talk to passengers of CA817 about their feelings on the flight's resumption.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the number of regular passenger flights between China and the U.S. is expected to increase from the current 48 per week to 70, providing greater convenience for personnel and economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.