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2022.08.11 21:38 GMT+8

China and UK agree to resume direct passenger flights after 20 months

Updated 2022.08.11 21:38 GMT+8
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Air China will be the first Chinese domestic airline to resume its flight operations between China and the UK. /VCG

China and the UK have agreed to resume direct passenger flights between the two countries, the British embassy in China said on Wednesday.

Direct flights would initially be provided by Chinese airlines, and the resumption of flights by British Airways is still under progress, the embassy said in a statement on its official social media account.

China suspended flights to and from the UK indefinitely in late 2020 over fears of a new strain of COVID-19.

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According to the information gathered by the aviation website, Simple Flying, four Chinese airlines have indicated their plans for resumption of flights between the UK and China.

Air China will be the first Chinese domestic airline to resume this route. The airline will resume scheduled operations between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR) from August 11, and flights between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and LHR from August 13. 

Both routes will be serviced on a weekly basis, and passengers on these flights will be flown by Airbus A330.

The UK embassy in China published the news on social media. /@ukinchina/Twitter

China Eastern Airlines also said it would resume its operations between Shanghai Pudong Airport and London Heathrow Airport, although the flights currently are only scheduled on August 12 and  August 19 in China Eastern's announcement.

In addition to these flights, China Southern Airline has announced a a flight between Guangzhou and London scheduled for August 17. China Capital airline will resume its operations between Qingdao and London from August 19.

Source(s): Reuters
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