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BA dropping Beijing flights
British Airways will scrap Beijing flights after the summer, citing the increasing cost of being forced to avoid Russian airspace.
The airline, as well as others in Europe, still have to detour and fly longer routes to get to the far east.
This makes it more costly in terms of fuel and crew time on duty.
Other airlines including those from China can fly over Russian airspace giving them a commercial advantage.
British Airways resumed Beijing flights in 2023, although demand has remained ‘weak’ CFO Nicholas Cadbury told investors last month.
The airline said Beijing flights will be halted until November 2025, but will be under review.
In addition, BA is cutting one of its two daily Hong Kong flights but will continue operating Shanghai flights.
Virgin Atlantic recently said it will scrap Shanghai flights in October for the same reason.
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