Flights to China from UK: Hainan Airlines adds a new route

China’s fourth biggest transporter Hainan Airlines has added a new route to the list of flights to China from UK with a direct flight between Manchester and Beijing (HU753/HU754). The flights will be worked once every seven days on a Monday, with Manchester turning into the main passage beyond London to offer direct flights to … Read more

Hong Kong Students to be Given Priority to Enter Mainland

Hong Kong harbour

“The Guangdong government has decided to take the group of Hong Kong students who are going to the mainland for tertiary education into special groups that can be exempted from the inbound limitation,” Secretary of Education of HKSAR Christine Choi Yuk-lin declared on Tuesday. As of now, the central government gives a share of 2,000 … Read more

APEC: China Eases Business Travel Restrictions at the Border

Several Embassies made a statement, and others are expected to follow soon that “Starting from 00:00 on August 24, 2022, holders of valid APEC Business Travel Cards will be allowed to enter China”. At the time of posting, the statement was available on the following websites: Chinese Embassy in Antigua and Barbuda Chinese Embassy in … Read more

Macau is open to foreigners in China Mainland

Foreigners who reside on the China mainland can now visit the Macau S.A.R, without prior authorization from the Region’s health authorities. The announcement was made through the Macau Special Administrative Regional Health Unit on August 20. Based on the announcement, the following measures will be in effect on Monday, August 22, 2022: “Non-Macao residents without … Read more

Flights to China from Hong Kong: PCR requirements

Hong Kong

In accordance with the relevant policies on epidemic prevention and control, all passengers departing from Hong Kong are required to provide a paper copy of the negative PCR test report taken within 48 hours before the scheduled flight departure (infants and children are not exempt). Note: A PCR test issued 24-hour before departure would also … Read more

Non-stop Flights to China from UK to Resume in AUGUST 2022

Air China Plane Taking Off

Following negotiations between The UK’s Department For Transport (DFT) And the Civil Aviation Administration Of China (CAAC), direct flights to China from UK are set to resume in August 2022. The flights are to be served by Air China on two different routes: Trips to Heathrow from Beijing will begin on 11 August, and trips … Read more

Effective August 12, Hong Kong quarantine will change to “3 + 4”

Hong Kong

On August 8, John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR, held a press conference and announced that the mandatory quarantine arrangement for people arriving in Hong Kong from overseas will be changed to 3-day hotel quarantine plus 4-day home medical monitoring. The LeaveHomeSafe mobile app will be implemented with the red and … Read more

Shanghai: PCR validity is now counted from the outcome

The validity of PCR tests will now be counted from the moment the result comes out instead of collecting samples as previously, the Shanghai Big Data Center said on Friday. The adjustment of the validity of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is calculated as a result of an initiative to develop a unified national … Read more

New route to the list of flights to China from Germany

Lufthansa will add a new route to its flights to China from Germany by resuming its weekly direct service between Frankfurt and Nanjing effective September 4, 2022. LH780 from Frankfurt to Nanjing is scheduled to resume on September 4th. Flight time: 20:40-15:00+1 LH781 from Nanjing to Frankfurt will return to operations on September 6th. Flight … Read more