Hainan Airlines to open Tel Aviv, Manchester services

Hainan Airlines plans to open a route from Beijing to Tel Aviv in April and Manchester in June, according to international director Li Xiang, as it speeds up international expansion as more Chinese citizens opt for outbound travel. The carrier opened Changsha-Los Angeles in January. Compared with China’s big three carriers, Hainan Airlines has adopted a different business strategy of operating international routes from China’s big cities to Europe and North America’s secondary cities, or from China’s secondary cities to Europe and North America’s big cities. Last year, Hainan added 37% more capacity on international routes, increasing capacity 69% on North America routes and 41% on European routes.” Hainan vice chairman Mu Wei said it would consider opening more international routes to Latin America and Africa. <br/>