CBI member, British Airways was the first foreign carrier to fly into Beijing’s new Daxing Airport this weekend.
The maiden flight – a British Airways Boeing 777-300 – landed at 10.25am local time, before embarking on its return flight to London Heathrow at 12.10pm.
Noella Ferns, British Airways’ Executive Vice President in Greater China and the Philippines, said: “British Airways is hugely proud to be the first international airline to fly into Beijing Daxing. This stunning and innovative new airport and the world-class customer experience it provides will play an important part of our strategy to increase travel between China, the UK and beyond.”
British Airways will run a daily service to and from Beijing Daxing, with four cabins: First, Club World (business class), World Traveller Plus (premium economy) and World Traveller (economy).
The daily flights to and from Beijing Daxing are:
- BA0039 – LHR (dep. 17.20) to PKX (arr. 10.25 +1).
- BA0038 – PKX (dep. 12.10) to LHR (arr. 15.25).
- To mark the occasion, British Airways is offering a range of special fares between Beijing and London Heathrow selling until 20 November. Return fares for those travelling between now and 31 May will start from ¥870 for World Traveller (economy), with a further reduced fare of ¥480 for those travelling between 27 January and 11 March, and ¥14,170 for Club World (business). Beijing Daxing is approximately 50km from both Beijing city centre and the Xiong'an New Area and only 80km from Tianjin. Transport connections to and from Beijing Daxing include four new highways and both a new high-speed subway and railway line, which will carry customers to Caoqiao or Beijing West stations in around 20 minutes. To read the press release in full, please follow the link.
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