{"id":141329,"date":"2023-07-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=141329"},"modified":"2023-07-07T15:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T15:39:37","slug":"chinese-airlines-increase-flights-to-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/07\/chinese-airlines-increase-flights-to-spain.html","title":{"rendered":"Chinese airlines increase flights to Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chinese airlines have upped the number of weekly flights to Spain by more than five times since the end of China\u2019s zero-COVID policy in December, filling most of the gap left by European rivals due to a ban on flying over Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve managed to restore 60% of the direct connections (with China) we had before the pandemic, and we hope to increase this figure by year-end and close the gap next year,\u201d Miguel Sanz, general director of Spain\u2019s tourism board Turespana, told Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air China, China Eastern Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Hainan Airlines have in the past four months launched a total of 16 weekly flights to Madrid and Barcelona from Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Chongqing, according to Turespana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 Boeing says about 90% of China 737 MAX jets have resumed commercial operations<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late 2022, Chinese airlines operated only three flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shenzhen Airlines is preparing to launch three flights to Barcelona, and another airline Sanz would not identify is considering connecting a Chinese city with southern Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airlines, including European ones, used to operate 30 weekly flights during the high season between China and Spain before the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unable to fly through Russian airspace because of the war in Ukraine, IAG\u2019s Spanish unit Iberia has not resumed its Shanghai connection as alternative routes are too costly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanz, who also chairs the European Travel Commission, pointed to similar levels of pent-up demand for travel in China as in Europe or America. Spain is strengthening consular services in China to make visa approval swifter, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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