As a major gateway to Asia, San Francisco International Airport serves a number of cities in mainland China, one of these being Beijing, the national capital. These cities are currently linked by Air China and United Airlines, both with the Boeing 777-300ER. United resumed service between SFO and PEK this year after a 4-year suspension, owing to the COVID-19 Pandemic and decreased travel between the United States and mainland China. Initially resuming with the 777-200ER, the route has been upgauged to the 777-300ER, which is the the aircraft we’ll be using today. Enjoy!
Server: Solo
Airline: United Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
Origin: San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California (SFO)
Destination: Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China (PEK)
Flight Number: UA888
Route: KSFO-ZBAA
Seat: 22L (United Premium Plus)
Time En Route: 13 Hours 32 Minutes
Getting boarded at the G gates at SFO. We’ll be in United Premium Plus, United Airlines’s premium economy product, for this flight. Oddly enough, the lowest volume of seats on this flight are the premium economy ones, with only 24 as opposed to 60 Polaris lie-flat business class-seats and 266 in economy.
Taxiing out for departure
Holding short of Runway 28L
Taking off from 28R
Leveled off at our cruising altitude of 34,000 feet and enjoying the vast selection of movies, TV shows, and music that United has available for streaming
Near the Korean coast
Descending over the Yellow Sea
Making the turn onto final for PEK
Landing in Beijing after just over 13 and a half hours in the air
Parked at Terminal 3E