Air China to fly Brisbane-Beijing direct from December 2017
By David Flynn, September 18 2017
Air China will begin direct flights between Brisbane and Beijing from December 11, shortly after Qantas partner China Eastern shifts to daily Brisbane-Shanghai flights.
The moves mark a dramatic uptick in business and corporate travel opportunities between Brisbane and China's two largest cities.
Travellers will also be able to take advantage of visa-free stopovers in Beijing for up to 72 hours before continuing on to other Air China destinations across Europe and North America.
Air China's Brisbane-Beijing flights will run four days a week – on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday – with the overnight flight departing Brisbane at 7.30pm.
Air China's Airbus A330 will soon be a familiar sight at Brisbane Airport
Passengers at the pointy end of the Star Alliance member's Airbus A330-200 will be grateful that the business class seats – even if they're arranged in a 2-2-2 layout – convert to a flat bed.
Air China's lie-flat business class seats adopt a 2-2-2 layout
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David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.
QF
24 Jan 2016
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Just to point out this paragraph: "Travellers will also be able to take advantage of visa-free stopovers in Beijing for up to 72 hours before continuing on to other Air China destinations throughout mainland China, across Europe and North America." You can only take advantage of the 72-hour visa free stopover if going to another destination OUTSIDE mainland China. If stopping in Beijing and heading on to another Chinese city you still need a visa.
24 Oct 2010
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Good point and quite so, fixed thanks.
02 Mar 2013
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Has Beijing not moved to 144 hour visa free stopovers. Shanghai certainly has.
18 Sep 2017
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Beijing will be moving to 144 soon. Not long to go
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
25 Mar 2014
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More competition better deals for travellers.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
17 Mar 2016
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Hainan Airline's flights from Brisbane to Shenzhen starts this weekend. So connections to all of China's major Tier 1 cities is complete.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
02 Apr 2017
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Great to see all the expansion on Chinese routes. Not too long ago getting to secondary cities (or even Beijing) used to be an inconvenience. Now too much choice, it's overloading!!
Air New Zealand - Airpoints
05 Nov 2014
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I've often wondered how to snag cheap Air China Business Class deals to Europe.
19 Sep 2017
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forget about EVA's poor 330-200 business class, not even 180 degree.
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