A Boeing 777-300ER flying from Beijing arrives at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 31, 2013. Air China launched its second direct flight between Beijing and New York on Sunday, marking the company's biggest expansion in the U.S. There will be 11 flights plying between Beijing and New York each week and all of them are new Boeing 777-300ERs. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

A Boeing 777-300ER flying from Beijing arrives at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 31, 2013. Air China launched its second direct flight between Beijing and New York on Sunday, marking the company's biggest expansion in the U.S. There will be 11 flights plying between Beijing and New York each week and all of them are new Boeing 777-300ERs. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

A Boeing 777-300ER flying from Beijing arrives at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 31, 2013. Air China launched its second direct flight between Beijing and New York on Sunday, marking the company's biggest expansion in the U.S. There will be 11 flights plying between Beijing and New York each week and all of them are new Boeing 777-300ERs. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

A Boeing 777-300ER flying from Beijing arrives at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 31, 2013. Air China launched its second direct flight between Beijing and New York on Sunday, marking the company's biggest expansion in the U.S. There will be 11 flights plying between Beijing and New York each week and all of them are new Boeing 777-300ERs. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

Crew members on the Boeing 777-300ER flying from Beijing prepare food after the plane arrived at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 31, 2013. Air China launched its second direct flight between Beijing and New York on Sunday, marking the company's biggest expansion in the U.S. There will be 11 flights plying between Beijing and New York each week and all of them are new Boeing 777-300ERs. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

A Boeing 777-300ER flying from Beijing arrives at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 31, 2013. Air China launched its second direct flight between Beijing and New York on Sunday, marking the company's biggest expansion in the U.S. There will be 11 flights plying between Beijing and New York each week and all of them are new Boeing 777-300ERs. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)