On Mar.19, 2015, Chinese Deputy Consul General to San Francisco Zha Liyou met with Conan Yu, GM of San Jose office, Hainan Airlines. Yu briefed the first direct flight service between San Jose and Beijing to be operated by Hainan Airlines on June 15, 2015. DCG Zha expressed his sincere congratulation on the companies new service and wished the new flight would become a new bridge between China and U.S.