>> so hello and welcome to each and every one of you in the room i'm mike i'm the vice president of united air representing this hub many hour town on behalf of myself and coworkers i've stations over thousands over the world we'll truly, truly want to bring in this with a bank today. folks i'm honored with special guests i want to acknowledge a couple of very, very important people first and foremost the mayor of our yee great city

folks mayor ed lee (clapping) >> and, of course, our ambassador unfor the people's republic of china. (clapping.) and also a special guest from the san francisco inspirational airplane our chief operating officer mr. north america veer and folks with me another representative of unit is our flight a friend of mine mr. david a vice president of sales around the world (clapping) and folks you'll hear from them i also want to introduce jake another one of of our vice presidents there he is welcome

jake (clapping) we want to welcome other special guests you our customers traveling on the number 9. we want to thank you for your business and we're delighted to have you join us on this integral trip because of you in san francisco this makes this event very, very special you're our first customers going into china and because of great xherdz and employees and business partners we have in the bay area it allows and makes in historic flight possible thank you for this annual flight it's a world-class of and folks we the doors and gates here are going to take you too over 3 hundred and 70 designations so

thank you for a joining us. without further ado, i want to welcome mr. dave hilton our vice president of the sales (clapping) >> good afternoon. how does is everybody feeling are you excited about china >> that had to be all our customers. thank you and this is really a spectacular celebration usually i mean, i'll not stand behind the podium especially, as i'm as short. i'm sure you're aware of certainly here in san francisco united offers travelers more choices than other other aural but we're especially proud for

this great launch of this service united will be the first airline to fly non-stop from u.s. to mainland china behind shanghai and the first to serve same thing did you. but you also know you see behind us this gate this new changing due with our borrowing dream liner it's resolutioning flying experience extraordinary passenger friendly which makes it very important were our customers and all the people involved it's an amazing airline we expel khan do you to be a popular designation for leisure customers chung do is chinese

second largest city with future 5 hundred companies that are doing business we're excited to welcome all those business customers as you know it's the nature habitat for the that an district attorney and especially the codeine and opera to you can do business and have a great time all all the time when you're in khan did you it has showing so much to offer so in addition to providing non-stop serves f services that will help with our partners ain't air china are the most world most expensive air china offers flights to 60 plus city's the

same day connects with our non-stop khan do service on united we'll have a great privilege serving china thirty years and china is one of the most fast growing dynamic and fast growing united has twice as much capacity to china than other other flights. so mike's talked about the fact please indulge we're extremely proud the gateway at the sfo and it's made possible by the amazing people and businesses and all the places in san francisco and up and down the west coast and we offer, of course, more service around the

bay area than any other airline and united operates more than 3 hundred flight to more than 90 designations around the world and in addition, we also offer non-stop to cities around the united states and europe and latino america and canada so we have the world covered for you and now, of course, adding changing do we're honored that mr. mayor is here and the people from the general council from china and all of you are customers a lot of our important travel partners and media we're tliefrld i'm going to turn it over to our fabulous mc mr. mike. thank you, again everything that's a pleasure to be here. >> thank you dave hilton man.

>> folks next up i'd like to introduce somebody who really is approximately to the city and done a fantastic job as our may be mayor he's the people's mayor folks i'd like to welcome mr. mayor meanwhile. (clapping.) >> thank you mike and thank you, david for m that wonderful delay when a with wasn't a that a great performance on that think name changing dave and i were joking he needs that skill for the business world i need it for our political world we're going to have to excel but i want to say congratulations to

united you've been a huge part of our airport hub. >> thank you john and other chiang did you is one of the most important cities in china not only the fourth largest but its population over 14 million demolishing we have 16 and a half visitors here that you rivals that and it's the first of major flight into the interior part of china had city is one of the huge chung do and you don't have to be china scholars ask ambassador ed for all the information by it's historic one of the most historic cities in china yes, we mentioned that they not only have the passion, prejudice district attorney sanctuary but

they are famous their cuz begin and art world but for the business world that's why this flight is so important i predict that will going from 3 times a welcome to more that's the relationship between china in the area it about that growth. so this is going to be a wonderful flight i'm very sad that i can't be on this flight. (laughter) 83 very sad you must, you know, how many hours i'm i've spent but ultimately it come down to this i have to take care of the local that an duo district attorney the one that plays with the giants. i know tanya our director of our zoo will be on the flooikt flight either flight i know shields find the sanctuary a nice place i've been there with

ore former mayor willie brown and back in the 90s to hold the baby that an daze is a wonder hopefully tanya will find her way but it's a great flight it's important flight and one that i think a lot of people are going to watch doss because this will exhibit not only mount strong relationship as the gateway to the panic ambassador more and more business people from china one of the designations to the san francisco bay area and companies from our area technology and bio technologies want to invest for families and it's important for both sides of the world i'm thankful that united has spent the time and energy and a to plan because

you'll have customers in the bay area p will be strongly supportive. congratulations to united our airport your council general and congratulations again for another great route we all have and continue to promote and anita i can bring a few pandering that daze back and dream liner you get a dream and the dreamer liner is one of the new it and hopefully, will be on this one of those days thank you, again. and congratulations (clapping) >> thank you mr. mayor thank you very much. folks i must say take a second here that i would be remiss if i didn't acknowledge the first lady of our great city ms. lee

thank you so much as well (clapping) >> we talk about this great powerhouse and we talk about how many designations we serve out of san francisco i want to remind everybody that the reason we did that is because of you in the room and our customers the great package ridge and the great business community in san francisco we can't thank you enough the hometown cowering in san francisco united airlines and nobody else. folks with that, i want to turn my sights open the ambassador and all the work he and, of course, the mayor's office did this wouldn't be possible not only from the people if china but the mayor's office and frankly we wouldn't be here

ambassador you want to come up and join us i'd appreciate it, sir (clapping.) i'm mr. lee and mrs. lee. mr. pacific and distinguished guests it's my great pleasure to be celebrating your airlines a celebration of san francisco. on behalf of the council gentle i'd like to express my congratulations to airlines and

thanks to all the guests here for your support. san francisco is a hub for world travelers. especially for those who travel to and from china. it's almost 8 hundred and some chinese americans living in the bayer bay area and important importantly in the community across the ocean and the demand for traveling between san francisco and china is nationally high and truly sustainable. and on june 13th more than 1.8 million came from china to the united states. the growth of 23 percent and the

total spend over $9.8 billion u.s. delores dollars so it's a perfect time for an airline to open direct flights so we connect chu do and san francisco. we have an additional 2 hundred and 90 seats available for people to fly directly to the united states by that 13 thousand per year historic this is a first rate travel people fly to the united states we enjoy the transportation to travel directly to chu do and in the south west china it's

brought in the economic vibrate. i believe we will promote and communicate also in the trade and economic and education and have other growths. this is a historical moment once again my congratulations to the united airlines thank you. (clapping.) >> thank you, mr. ambassador thank you, thank you, thank you again. lame the next person i want to invite you up to the stage is definitely a