And we need to remember that Hainan Airlines is launching Beijing-Boston on the back of, wait for it, approximately the same number of visitors from all over China going to Boston as there are who MAN bound.
Rather proving the point I think many have been making, which is that they are at best only a small part of the story and at worst, misleading
Still, if it helps the my town is better than your town brigade feel better about themselves, then they have at least some use