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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

The Chinese embassy in Algiers announced on September 9, that Air Algerie will resume its direct flights to China from Algeria. Air Algerie will resume the twice-a-week flight AH3060 from Algiers to Chengdu starting September 21.

Starting October 2, Emirates announced an increase in the frequency of its flights to China from the United Arab Emirates. The Dubai – Guangzhou number of flights will increase from the current twice a week to four times a week. The flights will depart every Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Malaysian Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong announced last week that the CAAC approved 12 more direct flights to China from Malaysia increasing the number of flights from 3 to 15. The number of cities being served will also increase to 7. The 12 new flights will be split between the four local airlines … Read more

Chinese Taipei will continue sans visa passage for travelers from 60 nations however will keep a three-day quarantine prerequisite as the island moves toward facilitating its Covid-limitations. Taiwan’s Bureau of Consular Affairs said in an statement that travelers of 60 nations are qualified for sans visa passage beginning Sept. 12, however the length of their … Read more

Hong Kong will decrease the recurrence of obligatory nucleic acid testing (NAT) for people showing up from Macau and Mainland China from twice to once beginning on Saturday (Sept 3). As indicated by an explanation distributed by the Hong Kong S.A.R government on last Thursday, people from Macau and China Mainland will be mentioned to … Read more

The Macau S.A.R government has reported that from this Thursday September 1, overseas guests from 41 nations will be permitted to enter Macau – including those from Australia, the United States, Japan and Korea. The Macau Executive Order No. 166/2022 was given by the Chief Executive of Macau and cancels the entry ban for non-residents. … Read more