Mon, 11 Sept 2017

Air China is to launch non-stop flights between Beijing and Athens.

The service, scheduled to commence on 30 September 2017, will be operated twice a week with Airbus 330-200 aircraft, reducing the journey time between Beijing and Athens to just 10.5 hours.

Air China Airbus A330. Click to enlarge.

Air China will operate the new route every Wednesday and Saturday. The outbound flight, CA863, will depart Beijing at 02:30 and arrive in Athens at 08:15. CI864 will depart Athens at 14:15 and arrive in Beijing at 04:30 the next day (all times are local).

Air China offers the largest selection of routes between China and Europe. The new Beijing-Athens service will bring the total number of routes to 26, with an offering of 300 flights per week to 19 major European destinations, including London, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Rome, Moscow, Barcelona and Madrid, all serviced by wide-body aircraft. 

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