Originally Posted by
Ringwayman
Weekly to Beijing and weekly to Hangzhou won't be really attractive to businesses in the West Midlands. This has all the feel of inbound Chinese visitor market and any UK passengers will be a bonus.
I agree with you, this reminds me of the JAT "scheduled" operations back in the 70s and 80s to Dubrovnik and Pula which were essentially charters (for Yugotours) but were schedules, so could be booked as flight only - I am showing my age!
However, there will be some demand from UK / China tourists, and also for business passengers, albeit, not those who are flying in, or out for a quick meeting and returning a couple of days later. Business people, for example, working an exhibition stand (at either end) might find a week return quite acceptable or doing a weeks trip visiting business clients.
It is truly amazing that a BHX schedule will start within months of a MAN schedule - it remains to be seen whether it continues beyond the end of summer, or is just seasonal.