Also get's odd when you remember Air China and Cathay are in different alliances
The CAAC are playing a game with the world via the airline industry.Basically three regional brands -One for each Global alliance and a fourth smaller carrier for secondary routes in Hainan.
The competition is an illusion in my honest opinion and China is rather good at such things !
I agree the absence of a single European visa like Schengen is a killer, however I think that penny has dropped. The Tories, however much some may disagree do start to pay attention where real money is concerned.
Whilst the cabinet try to calm their curmudgeonly right-wingers in the benches, react to the rightwing press and worry over UKIP in the shires they seem hamstrung as to what really need to be done at the borders.
Its not turning people away particularly those that want to simply visit these great isles or even earn pay taxes and spend !