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Foreign airlines plan to resume China flights in July
With business activity in China recovering, 16 foreign airlines including Delta, United Airlines and Singapore Airlines have unveiled plans to resume flights to China's major cities, with fares for popular routes such as London to Shanghai dropping below 10,000 yuan ($1,410), according to Chinese travel agency Qunar.
Other major cities including Dalian, Chongqing and Guangzhou have at least one planned overseas route operated by a foreign carrier.
As more flights are becoming available, fares on many popular routes such as San Francisco to Shanghai and Paris to Shanghai have dropped at least 50 percent, the agency said. The fare for a connecting flight from London to Shanghai, for example, has fallen to 8,725 yuan after tax.
Some domestic airlines such as Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines have also announced their plans for international routes.
As of Sunday, Air China had planned 24 international routes for July, while China Eastern Airlines planned 21.
A United Airlines’ Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (Xinhua/Liu Yilin/IANS)
United Airlines unveils schedule for resumed flights between US, ChinaUnited Airlines Friday announced the schedule for resumed service between San Francisco and Shanghai with twice-weekly flights starting from July 8, according to a release by the airline.
United Airlines would operate service on Wednesdays and Saturdays from San Francisco to Shanghai. And the return flights would take off on Thursdays and Sundays, said United Airlines.
The service resumption by United Airlines between San Francisco and Shanghai is part of the latest governmental arrangement between the United States and China. Currently, only four round-trip flights would be allowed from each side each week.
Still, United Airlines continues to sell tickets for flights from San Francisco to Shanghai on other dates as early as August 18 but not Wednesday or Saturday, according to the website of United Airlines.
Customers who buy San Francisco-Shanghai tickets on other dates rather than Wednesday or Saturday won't be able to fly if there is no policy change from both governments, a customer service agent with United Airlines told Xinhua.