Originally Posted by
Sotonsean
Another route to look out for from China in the coming weeks is a possible announcement of a resumption of Air China from Beijing to London Gatwick, apparently going daily.
On a negative note, China Eastern Airlines are believed to be reducing service to London Gatwick from Shanghai. Air China on the other hand are proposing an expansion with a daily service from Shanghai to London Gatwick.
Hopefully the next Chinese destination to London Gatwick will be Hong Kong with a resumption of service by Cathay Pacific Airways.
China Eastern and Air China are not competitors in the traditional sense, state carriers sharing routes and resources at the strategic level.
Cathay won't be back at LGW before they're able to crew and fly 5 x daily B77Ws out of LHR, that's not this year IMHO.