Capital Airlines (China) (JD, Beijing Daxing International) is looking to begin service to North America following a recent application to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for Canadian traffic rights.

Having recently applied for permission to start Qingdao Jiaodong-Melbourne Tullamarine, Australia flights next July, the Hainan Airlines (HU, Haikou) subsidiary has sought permission to start Hangzhou-Vancouver International via Qingdao flights from November 2016 onwards. Operations are on-board an A330-200.

Capital Airlines launched seasonal longhaul flights to Copenhagen Kastrup this year with Madrid Barajas to start next month followed by Birmingham, GB in March of next year.