Year: 2022

India and China are in talks for quite a long time to continue the direct flights to China from India, however the exchanges gained little ground because of Beijing’s emphasis on flights suspension rule. The non-stop flights to China from India, which got disturbed since Covid was first detected in Wuhan in late 2019, are … Read more

Taiwan is reopening its borders to tourists from Thursday, waiving the mandatory three-day quarantine that has been in place since the start of the pandemic. The move is aimed at reviving the island’s struggling tourism industry. As Taiwan enters the second stage of Relaxing Quarantine Restrictions, the daily limit on arrivals has increased from 60,000 … Read more

Starting October 30, the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) will release the Winter/Spring list of flights to China. The new list will be valid till March 25, 2023. The CAAC has to adjust the flights plan twice a year, and the two plans are called alternately Summer/Fall and Winter/Spring: The Summer/Fall plan will start … Read more

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will not return to Hong Kong after nearly 30 years of service. Virgin Atlantic had a Hong Kong office that will close. Virgin Atlantic even had a Clubhouse in Hong Kong Airport until 2017. This will result in the loss of 46 jobs, including those in the office and … Read more

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of air transportation administrations was signed to increase the number of flights to China from Saudi Arabia. The MoU targets expanding the quantity of flights and stations and accomplishing further collaboration in the air transport areas of the two nations, said a Saudi Press Organization report. Saudi … Read more

This is a follow-up post to explain how the new Hong Kong quarantine policy will affect travelers who want to continue their journeys to China Mainland. At a press conference, The Chief Executive of Hong Kong John Lee announced that inbound travelers from overseas and Taiwan region coming to Hong Kong will be subject to … Read more

Hong Kong S.A.R. announced to relax COVID rules like cutting mandatory hotel quarantine that has made travel difficult for nearly three years, Chief Executive John Lee said, as mainland officials signaled their approval. The following new rules will enter into force on 26 September: The hotel quarantine will be replaced with 7 days of home … Read more

China Southern announced that it will amend its list of flights to China from USA starting November 13, 2022. The carrier is planning to have a new route New York – Guangzhou in order to replace the current route Los Angeles – Guangzhou. The flights CZ699 (Guangzhou – New York) and CZ700 (New York – … Read more

Jazeera Airways reported on Sunday that it will add a new route to the list of flights to China from Kuwait with the send off of non-stop trips to Xian from Kuwait City. The carrier will be operating the new route beginning September 19, at first with a flight (J9621/J9622) each fortnight, moving to a … Read more

Etihad Airways will have a new addition to its list of flights to China from the United Arab Emirates by inauguring an Abu Dhabi – Guangzhou route. This will make Etihad the first international airline, since the beginning of the pandemic, that offers direct flights to China’s top 3 entry points: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. … Read more