Starting May 15, Air China will upgrade the airliner on its London (Heathrow) service CA937/8 to B777-300ER, a type quite popular with business travelers, and the daily flights will be offered on the market.
Business and leisure travelers can now book their trip to Beijing and beyond from Houston. Scheduled to start on July 11, 2013, Air China’s new service between Houston and Beijing was approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation on January 17, 2013.
A special double treat awaits China and Asia-bound travelers from New York on March 31, 2013 when Air China, China’s exclusive national flag carrier, upgrades its aircraft to the state of the art Boeing 777-300ER and increase its frequency from 7 to 11 per week for its nonstop New York-Beijing flights.
Air China Limited recently announced that starting May 7, 2013 it will offer nonstop four-times weekly Beijing - Geneva service using the Airbus A330-200.
Air China and Swedish customs authorities recently inked a deal on the carrier's starting to offer, from September 1, baggage through check-in to passengers who need to transfer to other Swedish domestic cities via Stockholm airport.
Now the service is available at 9 overseas airports, including Sydney International Airport, Melbourne Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Rome Fiumicino Airport, Milan Malpensa Airport, Tokyo Narita Airport, London Heathrow Airport, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport, and Stockholm Arlanda International Airport.
Air China will start offering direct rotations between Beijing and London Gatwick from May 2, 2012. The flights, CA851/2, will be operated on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with A330-200. They depart from Beijing at 01:35 and from London Gatwick at 13:15.
