American Airlines will debut a new non-stop daily route to the Beijing Capital International Airport out of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport this May.

According to the airline, the route marks the sixth daily flight to Asia from DFW and the first daily non-stop flight to Beijing. The airline currently offers 10 routes to Asia from the United States including flights to Beijing from Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

Passengers will be shuttled in a Boeing 777-200.

The flights are slated to begin May 7; American Airlines will begin booking seats January 24.

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