China Travel Updates
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Cathay Pacific adds ferry, coach and baggage services for 140th Canton Fair
Cathay Pacific has expanded its multimodal transport services for the 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), adding complimentary ferry tickets from Shenzhen Shekou Cruise Home Port and Pazhou Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong International Airport, cross-boundary coach tickets from Guangzhou and Foshan to downtown Hong Kong, and baggage delivery from the exhibition venue to Shekou Cruise Home Port. Eligible Canton Fair VIP buyers and exhibitors can access these benefits, which aim to improve travel flexibility between Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The services are available for the 140th Canton Fair, which marks the trade event's 70th anniversary in Guangzhou.
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Greater Bay Airlines adds second weekly Hong Kong–Hohhot flight
Greater Bay Airlines will operate a second weekly flight between Hong Kong and Hohhot from October 28 to November 29, 2026. The additional service runs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The airline has only scheduled this extra frequency through November 29, 2026.
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Royal Jordanian to launch twice-weekly Amman-Beijing Capital flights from late January 2027
Royal Jordanian will launch twice-weekly flights between Amman and Beijing Capital International Airport. Boeing 787-8 aircraft will operate the route. Service begins on January 26, 2027, and will increase to four weekly flights from March 28, 2027.
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New direct flight links Shenzhen with Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Hunnu Air launched a direct passenger flight between Shenzhen and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The route offers the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area a direct air connection to Mongolia for travel and trade. Hunnu Air operates one round trip every Thursday with E190 aircraft.
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New Shymkent-Sanya-Singapore fifth-freedom air route launches with twice-weekly flights
SCAT Airlines has launched a new international passenger route connecting Shymkent, Sanya, and Singapore under fifth-freedom rights, allowing passengers to board in all three countries. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 service initially operates twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. From late October, when the winter-spring schedule begins, flights will shift to Thursdays and Saturdays.
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PIA swaps aircraft on Islamabad-Beijing Capital route for winter season
Pakistan International Airlines changed the aircraft type for its Islamabad to Beijing Capital route. The once-weekly service will use a Boeing 777-200ER instead of the 777-300ER from November 6 to November 27, 2026, and again from December 11, 2026 to March 26, 2027. The route resumes on October 30, 2026 after a brief suspension.
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China Eastern adds three weekly Shanghai Pudong–Auckland flights for early 2027
China Eastern will increase Shanghai Pudong to Auckland service from 11 to 14 weekly flights. The additional services apply to travellers on this route during the northern winter schedule period. The increase is scheduled from January 23, 2027 to February 20, 2027.
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Beijing Capital Airlines adds Lijiang to Daegu and Singapore flights in Q4 2026
Beijing Capital Airlines will operate two new international routes from Lijiang Sanyi International Airport in the fourth quarter of 2026. The Lijiang–Daegu service runs twice weekly from October 14 to November 25, 2026, and the Lijiang–Singapore service begins once weekly from November 20, 2026, with a break from January 17 to March 4, 2027. Both routes use Airbus A320 aircraft.
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Cambodia Airways adds Siem Reap–Guangzhou flights from November 2026
Cambodia Airways will operate three weekly flights between Siem Reap and Guangzhou using Airbus A319 aircraft. Travellers between Cambodia and southern China will have a new direct option on this route. Service begins on November 17, 2026, operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
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Spring Japan resumes daily Tokyo Narita–Ningbo flights from November 2026
Spring Japan will resume daily service between Tokyo Narita and Ningbo with Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The route, last operated until March 2026, will run from November 8, 2026 to January 12, 2027. Travellers can book flight IJ101 departing Narita at 08:20 and IJ102 departing Ningbo at 12:20.
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Hunnu Air launches weekly Ulaanbaatar–Shenzhen flights from October 22, 2026
Mongolian carrier Hunnu Air will begin regular service between Ulaanbaatar and Shenzhen, operating one weekly round-trip flight on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The route will be served by Embraer E195-E1 aircraft. Service starts from October 22, 2026 at the earliest, based on schedule filings.
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Hainan Airlines boosts Haikou-Sydney flights to 12 weekly in December 2026
Hainan Airlines will increase Haikou-Sydney service from 3 to 7 weekly flights from December 1 to December 23, 2026, and will add 5 extra weekly flights from December 18 to December 22, 2026. Travellers flying between Haikou and Sydney will have up to 12 weekly options during the peak period. The additional flights operate under flight numbers HU775/776 and HU731/732.
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Shenzhen to halve metro and bus fares during November APEC meetings
Shenzhen will offer a 50 percent discount on metro and regular bus fares during the APEC meeting period in November. The city will also add more than 50 bus routes, increase bus capacity by 20 percent, and reduce metro intervals to as little as two minutes on selected lines. From November 16 to 20, employers are encouraged to adopt remote work, staggered hours, or flexible schedules to ease transport demand, though no citywide public holiday will be declared.
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Hainan Airlines reduces long-haul flights from Shenzhen in November 2026
Hainan Airlines has closed reservations on multiple long-haul routes from Shenzhen to Europe and the Middle East for November 2026, cutting frequencies on services to Brussels, Budapest, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Rome, Vienna, and Tel Aviv. Travellers holding tickets for these routes during the affected period should contact the airline to confirm their booking status and explore rebooking options. The reductions run from November 1 through November 30, 2026, with most routes tentatively resuming in early December 2026.
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Shanghai Airlines adds fifth daily flight on Shanghai Pudong–Kuala Lumpur route
Shanghai Airlines will increase its Shanghai Pudong to Kuala Lumpur service to five daily flights for the Northern winter 2026/27 season. The route is primarily operated by the 737 MAX 8, with the 787-9 scheduled on three weekly round-trips. The additional flight begins on October 25, 2026.
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Lufthansa A350-1000 to fly Munich-Shanghai Pudong from December 2026
Lufthansa will operate its new Airbus A350-1000 on select Munich to Shanghai Pudong flights. The aircraft, configured with four first-class seats, will serve the route on December 18 and 25, 2026, and January 7, 2027. Bookings are currently available only through early January 2027.
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China Southern adjusts aircraft on Australia and New Zealand routes for winter 2026/27
China Southern has filed aircraft changes for multiple Oceania routes from Guangzhou for the Northern winter 2026/27 season. The Guangzhou to Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney services will see swaps between A330-300, A350-900, and 787-9 aircraft, with some routes also receiving additional seasonal frequencies. Most changes take effect from October 25, 2026 or December 1, 2026, with the seasonal adjustments running through February 2027 in most cases.
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Air China cuts Beijing-Delhi flights to 2 weekly in late November 2026
Air China is reducing its Beijing Capital to Delhi service from three times weekly to twice weekly for a limited period. The route will be operated by an Airbus A330-200 with flights on Tuesdays and Fridays. The frequency reduction is in effect from November 15 to November 29, 2026.
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Shenzhen Airlines adds fifth weekly Shenzhen-Sydney flight from January 2027
Shenzhen Airlines will increase its Shenzhen to Sydney service from four to five weekly flights, operated by Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The additional service applies to travellers on the Shenzhen-Sydney route. The fifth weekly flight starts from January 5, 2027, while the overall service launches on December 14, 2026.
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Air New Zealand adds extra Shanghai flights for late January to mid-February 2027
Air New Zealand will increase Auckland to Shanghai Pudong service from 7 to 10 weekly flights between January 26 and February 20, 2027. The extra services will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, using Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
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China-DPRK New Yalu River Bridge opens Thursday
The New Yalu River Bridge connecting Dandong, Liaoning Province, China, and Sinuiju, DPRK, officially opens on Thursday with a joint opening ceremony. The new bridge provides a dedicated cross-border road link alongside the existing China-DPRK Friendship Bridge, which handles both road and rail traffic. The opening takes effect on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
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China Eastern adds five extra weekly Shanghai-Amsterdam flights for late 2026
China Eastern will increase service on the Shanghai Pudong to Amsterdam route from 7 to 12 weekly flights. The additional five weekly services will be operated by Airbus A330-200 aircraft. This expanded schedule runs from November 23, 2026 to December 30, 2026.
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Air Cambodia revises Northern winter 2026/27 schedule with new China routes and aircraft changes
Air Cambodia has filed additional service changes for the Northern winter 2026/27 season, including new routes from Phnom Penh to Haikou and Sanya–Vladivostok, plus a new Sihanoukville–Chongqing service. The airline will also increase frequencies on several China routes, including Guangzhou rising from 11 to 14 weekly flights and Nanning increasing from 2 to 4 weekly flights with COMAC C909 aircraft. Key effective dates include October 25, 2026 for Guangzhou, Nanning, and Fuzhou–Tokyo Narita changes; December 15, 2026 for Haikou and Vientiane; December 17, 2026 for Delhi and Sanya–Vladivostok; December 21, 2026 for Hong Kong resumption; and February 1, 2027 for Sihanoukville–Chongqing.
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Haikou opens direct flights to Penang and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Haikou Meilan International Airport launched two direct routes to Malaysia on October 11, 2026, connecting Haikou with Penang and Kota Kinabalu. The Haikou-Penang route is operated by Hainan Airlines on Wednesdays and Sundays, while the Haikou-Kota Kinabalu route is operated by 9 Air with three flights every two weeks. Both routes use Boeing 737-series aircraft and benefit from the mutual visa exemption policy between China and Malaysia.
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Vietnam Airlines resumes Hanoi-Hangzhou flights from late November 2026
Vietnam Airlines will resume scheduled service between Hanoi and Hangzhou from November 22, 2026. The airline will operate four weekly round trips using Airbus A321 aircraft. Vietnam Airlines last served Hangzhou on a scheduled-charter basis until May 2024.
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Adora Flora City cruise ship to homeport in Hong Kong from 2027
China's second domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Flora City, will make Hong Kong its home port starting in 2027. The 5,232-passenger vessel will begin its maiden voyage from Guangzhou on November 22, 2026, and make its first call at Hong Kong the following day. In 2027, the ship is expected to operate nearly 20 sailings during its Hong Kong home-port season, including three additional sea voyages.
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Air Cambodia adds Sanya, Haikou, Chongqing and Shenzhen routes for winter-spring season
Air Cambodia will expand its China network to 13 routes for the 2026/27 winter-spring season, adding new services to Sanya, Haikou, Chongqing and Shenzhen and increasing Phnom Penh-Zhengzhou frequencies. Travellers between Cambodia and China will gain more direct and connecting options, including three weekly Phnom Penh-Haikou flights and through services linking Sihanoukville to Ho Chi Minh City via Shenzhen and Chongqing. The new and expanded services begin from mid-December 2026, with the Chongqing route starting February 1, 2027.
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Beijing Capital Airlines shifts Hangzhou-Qingdao-Vancouver flights to Thursday evenings
Beijing Capital Airlines has adjusted the schedule for its Hangzhou–Qingdao–Vancouver route, moving departures from Hangzhou and Qingdao from Friday daytime to Thursday evening. The change applies to the Northern winter 2026/27 season and is effective from October 29, 2026. The route is operated by Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
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China Eastern reduces Europe flights and swaps aircraft Nov-Dec 2026
China Eastern has filed service changes for multiple European routes from Shanghai Pudong between November and December 2026, including frequency reductions and aircraft downgrades from A350-900 to A330-200 on Geneva, Venice, and Zurich flights. Barcelona drops from 7 to 4 weekly, Frankfurt from 9 to 7 weekly, Rome Fiumicino from 7 to 6 weekly, and Milan Malpensa sees selected cancellations. Wenzhou-Madrid and Wenzhou-Rome Fiumicino will also have selected cancellations during this period.
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China Eastern delays Shanghai Pudong–Riyadh route resumption to January 2027
China Eastern has postponed the resumption of its Shanghai Pudong to Riyadh service to 16 January 2027 at the earliest. The route will operate five times weekly with A330-200 aircraft. Further schedule changes remain possible.
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