, ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁X iam en ▁Airlines ▁announced ▁service ▁to ▁Sh enz hen ▁from ▁Seattle . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁route ▁began ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁X iam en ▁( head quarters ▁to ▁X iam en ▁Airlines ), ▁then ▁sh utt le ▁to ▁Sh enz hen ▁before ▁making ▁the ▁non stop ▁flight ▁to ▁Seattle . ▁This ▁route ▁ended ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁Air ▁China ▁comm enced ▁non stop ▁service ▁between ▁San ▁Jose ▁and ▁Shang hai . ▁Air ▁China ▁became ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Chinese ▁air line ▁to ▁fly ▁into ▁Sil icon ▁Valley . ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁China ▁Eastern ▁Airlines ▁comm enced ▁non - stop ▁service ▁between ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁its ▁growing ▁base ▁in ▁Q ing da o . ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁previously ▁market ed ▁as ▁a ▁one - stop ▁flight ▁via ▁Shang hai - P ud ong ▁but ▁was ▁transition ed ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 ▁time ▁week ly ▁non - stop ▁service ▁on ▁their ▁A 3 3 0 - 2 0 0 ▁aircraft . ▁▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁United ▁Airlines ▁began ▁to ▁operate ▁their ▁second ▁daily ▁Shang hai - San ▁Francisco ▁flight , ▁on ▁board ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 8 7 - 9 ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁On ▁Dec ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁H ain