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Hainan to fly daily from Manchester to Beijing next year

Hainan Airlines’ is to increase its Manchester-Beijing service from four times weekly to daily between June and September. An  Airbus A330 will depart at 12.15pm each day. Manchester became the first UK hub outside London to gain a direct flight to mainland China when Hainan Airlines launched its service to Beijing in 2016. [+]

China carrier plans UK flights

China’s Hainan Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to fly between Changsha and London three times a week from March 2018, Beijing – Edinburgh–Dublin twice weekly from June and Guangzhou–Manchester three times a week from December, reports the Routesonline website. It follows the signing of ... [+]

China flights are shot in the arm for the North

The first year of operation the Manchester-Beijing air route, operated by Hainan Airlines, has driven a significant increase in exports and investment into the North of England, according to a new study by consultants Steer Davies Gleeve. Two years since President Xi Jinping announced the UK’s first direct flight to China ... [+]

Heathrow wins direct link to Qingdao

Hainan Airlines subsidiary Beijing Capital Airlines is to launch a three times a week service from Heathrow to Qingdao this summer – the first direct link from the airport to one of the fastest growing cities in China. It follows last year’s agreement between the UK and the Chinese Government ... [+]

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