' s ▁Be ij ing – T ok yo ▁service ▁was ▁re - inst ated ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 6 ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁D ul les – Be ij ing ▁non - stop ▁service ▁( which ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁the ▁winter ▁season ). ▁United ' s ▁D ul les – Be ij ing ▁service ▁oper ates ▁year - round . ▁ ▁China ▁Eastern ▁began ▁service ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁but ▁has ▁since ▁dis cont in ued ▁passenger ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁air port , ▁though ▁cargo ▁fl ights ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁operated . ▁China ▁Eastern ▁later ▁res umed ▁service ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Pass enger ▁service ▁to ▁Chicago ▁via ▁Seattle ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁dis cont in ued . ▁Several ▁Chinese ▁air lines ▁operated ▁services ▁to ▁An ch orage , ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁fuel ▁stop ▁but ▁such ▁stops ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁operated , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁long ▁range ▁aircraft ▁in ▁service . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁D elta ▁Air ▁L ines ▁won ▁the ▁bid ▁to ▁operate ▁non - stop ▁fl ights ▁between ▁Atlanta ▁and ▁Shang hai . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁only ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁route , ▁D elta ▁susp ended ▁the ▁route ▁due ▁to ▁weak ▁customer ▁demand , ▁the ▁struggling ▁US ▁economy , ▁high ▁fuel ▁prices , ▁and ▁the ▁H 1 N 1 ▁flu ▁pan demic . ▁D elta ▁fle w