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The Birmingham Post is reporting that Beijing Capital Airlines have signed a deal with BHX to operate scheduled services to Beijing and Shanghai starting this summer.
Twice weekly departures.
Let's hope the Post is correct about scheduled!
The Birmingham Post is reporting that Beijing Capital Airlines have signed a deal with BHX to operate scheduled services to Beijing and Shanghai starting this summer.
Twice weekly departures.
Let's hope the Post is correct about scheduled!
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BHX-Scheduled flights to China
Fantastic news scheduled flights 
Business class being sold too. Great for Birmingham and the wider west midlands, with our regions trade surplus with China local business will have access to many more opportunities. 
Birmingham post report http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/busi...duled-11217432
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Business class being sold too. Great for Birmingham and the wider west midlands, with our regions trade surplus with China local business will have access to many more opportunities. Birmingham post report http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/busi...duled-11217432
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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.
and yes that inbound tourism will come straight to the West Midlands now. Join Date: Oct 2007
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China Schedules
eff 19JUL16 Hangzhou – Birmingham
JD495 HGH1630 – 2230BHX 330 2
JD496 BHX0030 – 1935HGH 330 3
eff 22JUL16 Beijing – Birmingham
JD485 PEK0310 – 0805BHX 330 6
JD486 BHX1030 – 0430+1PEK 330 6
BHX is now the only UK airport outside London to have two scheduled flights to China - well done PK and the RD Team
JD495 HGH1630 – 2230BHX 330 2
JD496 BHX0030 – 1935HGH 330 3
eff 22JUL16 Beijing – Birmingham
JD485 PEK0310 – 0805BHX 330 6
JD486 BHX1030 – 0430+1PEK 330 6
BHX is now the only UK airport outside London to have two scheduled flights to China - well done PK and the RD Team
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Thomson Summer 2017
Thomson Summer 2017 now on sale Almeria returns and Alghero (was originally planned to operate this summer) several increases including Dubrovnik, Faro, Malaga, Gerona and earlier starts to routes like Chania. Plus 787 will be flying 6 days a week with flights doubled to Dominican Republic.
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Last edited by Daza; 21st Apr 2016 at 07:16.
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.
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eff 19JUL16 Hangzhou – Birmingham
JD495 HGH1630 – 2230BHX 330 2
JD496 BHX0030 – 1935HGH 330 3
eff 22JUL16 Beijing – Birmingham
JD485 PEK0310 – 0805BHX 330 6
JD486 BHX1030 – 0430+1PEK 330 6
BHX is now the only UK airport outside London to have two scheduled flights to China - well done PK and the RD Team
JD495 HGH1630 – 2230BHX 330 2
JD496 BHX0030 – 1935HGH 330 3
eff 22JUL16 Beijing – Birmingham
JD485 PEK0310 – 0805BHX 330 6
JD486 BHX1030 – 0430+1PEK 330 6
BHX is now the only UK airport outside London to have two scheduled flights to China - well done PK and the RD Team
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BHX-Scheduled flights to China
They are loaded into GDS. Paul Kehoe BHX CEO states they are scheduled in his report to local press too. Charter flights don't get sold on worldwide travel portals they are sold by a tour operator. This is a great coup another new airline and a new destination for Birmingham Airport.
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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.
Well done BHX. I'll take weekly Chinese flights to 2 destinations any day of the week!
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To make things clear the airport press release
https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/...ngham-airport/
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https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/...ngham-airport/
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They are loaded into GDS. Paul Kehoe BHX CEO states they are scheduled in his report to local press too. Charter flights don't get sold on worldwide travel portals they are sold by a tour operator. This is a great coup another new airline and a new destination for Birmingham Airport.
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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.
the hope of being the first-class China tourism service airline.
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Vueling BHX-AGP
Flights to AGP this winter are now bookable on the Veuling website. They will operate on Tuesday and Saturday from 1st November arriving at 1700 and departing at 1740 from Birmingham on both days.
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Mind you, I recall that Hong Kong is a "Special Administrative Region" of China so not sure it counts!! Although, it isn't a "sovereign state that is a member of the United Nations in it's own right"
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ATNOTTS.
Great news re our Chinese flights but the times could be better.
Leaving Beijing at 3am and then out to Hangzhou at around midnight not the best.
I think the MAN -Hainan are better timings.
Was wondering, as Beijing Capital are a subsidiary of Hainan, would Hainan be able to influence our poorer timings to boost their own Manchester flights ?
Still a great start for BHX !
Great news re our Chinese flights but the times could be better.
Leaving Beijing at 3am and then out to Hangzhou at around midnight not the best.
I think the MAN -Hainan are better timings.
Was wondering, as Beijing Capital are a subsidiary of Hainan, would Hainan be able to influence our poorer timings to boost their own Manchester flights ?
Still a great start for BHX !