Wuhan airport to launch U.S. route   

武汉机场国际航线达20条 迈向华中国际门户枢纽

武汉市政府30日宣布，2天后的2013年1月1日，中国国航将开通武汉—北京—洛杉矶联程航线。届时，武汉既是华中通航美国(客运)的唯一城市，又是华中地区拥有国际航线最多达到20条的城市，正逐步迈向华中地区的国际门户枢纽。

Wuhan (CNS) -- Air China's Hubei branch will launch a Wuhan-Beijing-Los Angeles route on Jan. 1, the Wuhan municipal government announced Sunday.

The past few years have witnessed closer economic ties between Wuhan and the United States, said Jiang Tiebing, Wuhan's deputy secretary general.

Flights to Australia, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur are also being planned, Jiang said, adding that there will be flights to Seoul, Singapore, Bangkok and Kaohsiung, as well Thailand's Chiang Mai and Da Nang in Vietnam.

A Wuhan-Shanghai-Los Angeles route is scheduled for April, he said.