Air China to expand Beijing-Paris service in 2020
Air China plans to strengthen its Paris-Beijing operation by adding a third daily flight between the two cities from March 2020, according to the CAAC. The intended aircraft type has not been disclosed. Air France also flies twice a day on the route—using Beijing Capital International, as Air China does. But the opening of Beijing Daxing International, scheduled for Sept. 30, will be followed by China Eastern commencing a daily service to Paris. This is an unusual intrusion on a strong route departing from a Chinese state airline’s home city. The CAAC has presumably allowed this to happen because it is prioritising building up activity at Daxing International. With a third pair of daily departure and arrival times, Air China will give China Eastern less opportunity to draw traffic to the Daxing International service. <br/>
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Air China to expand Beijing-Paris service in 2020
Air China plans to strengthen its Paris-Beijing operation by adding a third daily flight between the two cities from March 2020, according to the CAAC. The intended aircraft type has not been disclosed. Air France also flies twice a day on the route—using Beijing Capital International, as Air China does. But the opening of Beijing Daxing International, scheduled for Sept. 30, will be followed by China Eastern commencing a daily service to Paris. This is an unusual intrusion on a strong route departing from a Chinese state airline’s home city. The CAAC has presumably allowed this to happen because it is prioritising building up activity at Daxing International. With a third pair of daily departure and arrival times, Air China will give China Eastern less opportunity to draw traffic to the Daxing International service. <br/>
