Beijing airport traffic rises

Beijing Capital International Airport has reported that its passenger traffic for January 09 rose 19.2% year-on-year to 5.1 million. Aircraft movements increased 26.3%. Source: Centre for…

Hilton to manage Beijing airport hotel

Hilton will be managing the new hotel to be located at the new Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport. To open in the third quarter of this year, it will be the fourth Hilton…

Beijing airport’s third runway ready

The 3,800 metre runway is part of an expansion project which also includes a new terminal building (420,000 square metres), 100 new aprons, a cargo zone and auxiliary facilities. A Xinhua…

Express line for groups at Beijing airport

The service is open to groups of 25 passengers or more and is designed to reduce the time from checkout to boarding gate to three minutes, Xinhua news agency said. Passengers will need to…

New Beijing airport for domestic flights

The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China said it has selected a site and construction will kick off in 2010. Quoting Yang Yuanyuan, the minister responsible for the CAAC, the…

Langham Hotels lands at Beijing airport

The first property managed by Langham Hotels to open in China, the 376-room five-star hotel will bear the flag of Langham Place, Beijing Capital Airport Hotel and is scheduled to start…

Beijing gets ready for airport opening

The first stage will see five airlines moving their operations there, including British Airways and Qantas, before a further 19 move to complete the transfer on March 25, the airport said in…

Asian airport traffic grows 5%

Passenger traffic at airports in the Asia Pacific region increased 5.1% year-on-year in September 2012, according to the latest data from Airports Council International (ACI). The growth…

Asia drives airport traffic growth

Global airport passenger traffic increased 4.9% in 2011 while aircraft movements rose 2.0%, according to the latest data from Airports Council International (ACI). The growth of airport…

Visa opens kiosks in Beijing

Visa has opened 55 tourist information kiosks throughout Beijing to provide multilingual information services to cardholders and international visitors travelling to China for the Beijing…

Further security for China airports (lead)

Extra checks will be launched at Chinese airports as authorities ratchet up security for the Olympics, the Shanghai Daily has reported. From 20 July all people - even non-fliers - passing…

Beijing opens A380 hangar

Ameco Beijing has opened its new A380 maintenance hanger, the People's Daily has reported. The facility, located near Beijing Capital International Airport's new terminal 3,…

Avis at Chinese airports

Car rental company Avis has opened two new locations - the new international Terminal 3 at Beijing International Airport and the recently completed Terminal 2 at Pudong International Airport…

Hilton opens in Beijing

It will be the newest deluxe hotel offering in the renowned Wangfujing district, home to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. "With its prime location, the Hilton Wangfujing Beijing…

Finnair grows operations in China

Finnair has added capacity to Beijing with three weekly flights to the new Beijing Daxing International Airport, which opens for operation on 30 September 2019. Finnair will operate to…

Hyatt debuts in Chengdu

Hyatt has opened the Grand Hyatt Chengdu, its first hotel southwest China's Sichuan province. Located on the 10th to 39th floors of the Chicony Square building in the city's Jinjiang…

海航携手POINTS 推里程全球销售兑换计划

海南航空股份有限公司近日宣布,即日起将携手全球最大的积分通兑平台POINTS开展全球合作,海南航空金鹏俱乐部将成为POINTS在中国内地首家航空类合作伙伴,同时也是内地首家推出里程销售的航空常旅客计划。金鹏俱乐部积分将可兑换全球知名航空公司积分。 据悉,海航推出了包含里程购买与赠送产品Buy &…

首都机场为72小时过境免签旅客提供免费行李寄存

为给72小时过境免签旅客提供更加便捷愉悦的服务体验,北京首都机场即日起推出免费的行李寄存服务,旅客凭借护照上的“临时入境许可章”到相应的行李寄存柜台,即可免费寄存一件行李。 此次推出的免费行李寄存活动持续至2014年12月31日。有相关需求的旅客可在航站楼内的行李寄存柜台办理该项服务,柜台具体位置是2号航站楼二层8号门与10号门之间,3号航站楼二层到达大厅A口东侧。…

中国加速建设北京新机场项目

据悉,中国政府将考虑在北京新建一个国际机场。最新的《北京新机场项目环境影响报告书》披露,政府将投入860亿人民币用于新机场的建设,大大超过之前70亿元的预算。新机场的设计是为了缓解首都国际机场每年4500万人流量的拥堵现状。首期工程预计需要4年时间完工。新机场预计在2018年底投入运营。新机场位于北京南部的大兴区,配套的公路和铁路干线将使其直通北京市区。

天津机场在京开设候机服务点

天津滨海国际机场为了把更多客流吸引到天津,在北京南站开设的城市候机楼已于日前正式启用。乘客可以在北京南站城市候机楼购买机票并办理登机,然后免费搭乘33分钟的城际列车直达天津机场。天津机场总经理阎欣在接受中国日报采访时表示,这是天津机场首次在火车站搭建候机服务设施,这也是连接铁路和航空服务的新模式,可以为旅客提供一种更快更便捷的出行服务。…

Easing our way east

While the UK Government slowly mulls over how it can open up the UK to Chinese visitors, travel in the other direction is on the up. After assessing the Chinese inbound market earlier…

China buys 60 Airbus jets

Airbus has sealed a major new aircraft order from China. In a deal signed in Beijing yesterday in the presence of French president François Hollande and his Chinese counterpart, Xi…

Asian aviation briefs

Garuda profits surge Garuda Indonesia achieved a strong set of financial results in 2012, with a sharp rise in net profits compared with the previous year. The national carrier…

Asian aviation briefs

THAI Smile launches Mandalay flights Thai Airways' regional carrier, THAI Smile, has launched a new route to Myanmar. The carrier took off from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport on…

Qantas expands reach into China

Qantas has significantly expanded its reach into China by signing a new codeshare agreement with China Eastern Airlines. From 1 May 2013, Qantas will codeshare on China Eastern’s…

BA to fly to Chengdu

British Airways has announced plans to launch a new direct service to the Chinese city of Chengdu. Commencing 22 September 2013, the UK's national carrier will operate three weekly flights…

Asian aviation briefs

VietJet adds Vinh flights VietJet Air has commenced flight to Vinh, in north-central Vietnam. The new direct route from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) will be operated daily using VietJet's…

Jetstar adds Singapore-Osaka flights

Jetstar Asia will commence flights to Osaka this evening (Thursday 1 November 2012). The new service will become the low-cost carrier's fourth long-haul route from Singapore, following…

New World hotels expands in China

New World Hotels has unveiled two new projects in China. The new properties, both of which are scheduled to open by 2015, will be located in Foshan, in southern China's Guangdong province,…

Swissôtel to open in Changsha

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts continues to expand its portfolio in China with the signing of a new hotel in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province. The new Swissôtel Changsha, which is…

Asian Aviation Briefs

China Airlines to recruit 126 cabin crew China Airlines (CAL) is now accepting applications for 126 Taiwanese flight attendants, to serve on its flights to Asia and Oceania. This is the…

Asian Aviation Briefs

Turkish Airlines launches Mongolia flights Turkish Airlines has launched its first ever flight to Mongolia. On Monday 2 July, the national carrier commenced its new service from Istanbul to…

African Briefs

Air France launches Abuja flights   Air France has continued its expansion in West Africa with the launch of a new service to Nigeria’s capital Abuja. The new direct daily service from…

Shangri-La to open in Changsha

Shangri-La Asia has signed an agreement to open a new hotel in Changsha, in central China's Hunan province. The deal with Huayuan Real Estate Beijing will see the development of a 460-room…

Starwood to expand spa brands in Asia

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has announced plans to expand its portfolio of hotel spas at Sheraton and Westin properties across Asia and the Middle East. Sheraton will increase…