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In order to gradually resume cross-border travel without raising the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks on the mainland, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government is making every effort to discuss arrangements with the central government, according to the SAR’s Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Lee replied to the widely discussed issue … Read more

China Eastern plans to resume a number of international flights by end of October and to increase the weekly flights of its 42 international routes to 108 when the Winter/Spring season will start on October 30. The resumed routes are being planned as follows: Route Flight Number Departure Date Bangkok – Qingdao FM866 Thursdays(Starting October … Read more

Great News for travelers with Etihad on flights to China from United Arab Emirates: All flights no longer require vaccination certificates or IgM antibody tests before departure. Travelers are now required to complete 3 PCR tests: 48 hours before departure. 24 hours before departure. Within 12 hours before departure. Here is a list of testing … Read more

Guangzhou-based China Southern will begin operating flights between Guangzhou-Jakarta and Dalian-Tokyo later this month, according to a Friday statement from the company. Starting from October 26th, there will be two weekly round-trip Guangzhou-Jakarta and Dalian-Tokyo (Narita) flight services resuming operation, according to the statement from the company. China Southern Airlines recently announced that it will … Read more

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