BRITISH Airways (BA) will suspend flights from London, UK to Beijing, China in October following the longer flight times and increased costs that airlines have faced since the Russian airspace ban, reports London's Air Cargo News.
The Heathrow Airport-hubbed airline said in a statement that it would 'pause' its flights to Beijing from October 26 until an unspecified date in November but intends to keep its schedule under review.
ba confirmed longer flight times following the Russian airspace ban were having an impact on the business but declined to comment on the potential impact of the decision on air cargo.
However, the airline hasn't stopped flights to China altogether. It confirmed: 'We continue to operate daily flights to Shanghai and Hong Kong.'
BA is not the only airline to cut flights to China. Virgin Atlantic said last month it would end its Heathrow-Shanghai route in October due to 'significant challenges and complexities on this route'.
Virgin has also opted not to continue its Hong Kong service due to the elongated route.
Although, while BA is still operating flights to Shanghai and Hong Kong, Virgin will no longer fly to China at all as it has no other routes to China in its network.
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The Heathrow Airport-hubbed airline said in a statement that it would 'pause' its flights to Beijing from October 26 until an unspecified date in November but intends to keep its schedule under review.
ba confirmed longer flight times following the Russian airspace ban were having an impact on the business but declined to comment on the potential impact of the decision on air cargo.
However, the airline hasn't stopped flights to China altogether. It confirmed: 'We continue to operate daily flights to Shanghai and Hong Kong.'
BA is not the only airline to cut flights to China. Virgin Atlantic said last month it would end its Heathrow-Shanghai route in October due to 'significant challenges and complexities on this route'.
Virgin has also opted not to continue its Hong Kong service due to the elongated route.
Although, while BA is still operating flights to Shanghai and Hong Kong, Virgin will no longer fly to China at all as it has no other routes to China in its network.
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