ed ▁using ▁a ▁ 7 4 7 - 4 0 0 ▁if ▁awarded ▁the ▁route ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁but ▁planned ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁ 7 8 7 ▁if ▁awarded ▁the ▁route ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Several ▁sources ▁have ▁noted ▁that ▁before ▁the ▁route ▁authority ▁was ▁granted , ▁D elta ▁was ▁virt ually ▁assured ▁of ▁being ▁awarded ▁the ▁route . ▁The ▁D OT ▁awarded ▁the ▁route ▁to ▁D elta ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁D elta ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁begin ▁service ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁latest ▁dates ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁begin . ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁later ▁susp ended ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁However , ▁D elta ▁re - inst ated ▁the ▁route ▁starting ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁expansion ▁One ▁award ▁for ▁fl ights ▁between ▁Gu ang z hou ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁granted . ▁Only ▁United ▁Airlines ▁applied ▁and ▁was ▁granted ▁rights . ▁It ▁planned ▁San ▁Francisco – Gu ang z hou ▁service ▁using ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 7 7 . ▁However , ▁United ▁delayed ▁the ▁route ▁to ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁sudden ▁decrease ▁in ▁international ▁travel . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁expansion ▁One ▁award ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁entr ant ▁air line ▁as ▁stated ▁by ▁the