Blog Tag - air travel

Save me a seat! Beijing government articulates daily cap for incoming international passengers
For all those hopeful would-be international travelers, make sure to save yourself a seat! The Beijing municipal government has stated that they will...
Travel Cancellations and Restrictions on Nightlife as as Beijing Fights Off Second COVID Wave
Beijing is doubtlessly feeling the effects of the new series of infections that originated in Fengtai district markets. Already, a portion of the...
Talking Travel: Free Sharbike Rides, All Transit QR Codes in One App, and Wuhan a Top Destination
Talking Travel: Your semi-regular roundup of Beijing's latest transportation-related news. Three sharebike companies offer free rush-hour rides...
Travel Out of Beijing Strangled as Air Routes Cancelled and Ride Sharing Restricted
The two-week quarantine policy for those traveling to Beijing from elsewhere in China has all but halted travel to the city, but in a combination of...
Oops! Another Aeroflot Flight Quarantined Upon Arrival in Beijing
For the second time in three days, passengers from Aeroflot Flight 204 from Moscow to Beijing have been quarantined after landing. One foreign...
Flying Further: How Daxing Airport is Holding Up One Month On
As autumn arrived, the first metal birds began to migrate south to Guangzhou from Beijing’s new Daxing Airport. Roughly one month on, the airport...
Three Years after MH370's Disappearance, Beijingers Remain Forgotten
Three years ago Wednesday morning, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It was scheduled to land about...
Victim Details Her Story of Plane Molestation, Beijing Tech Boss Perpetrator Released
The woman involved in the sexual molestation case that landed a Beijing high-tech executive in jail for five days says she's just a student seeking...
Trump Hotels in China; Fly Virgin to Australia; Air China's New No-Check Baggage
Will Trump Hotels come to China? While the US' new Hotelier-in-Chief has talked tough about and to China both before and after his election, Donald...
Talking Travel: Another Look at Air China
Air China (CA) has been an occasional subject for this blog, in part because Beijing Capital International Airport is its global hub, and also...
Here's Things We'd Like To See When World's Largest Airport Opens in Beijing in 2019
Well well well, not satisfied with T3's monster size, construction of Beijing's new massive airport – set to be the world's largest – is well under...
Possible New Debris from Malaysia Airlines MH370 Found in Mauritius
A piece of possible aircraft debris may give investigators more clues about the fate of Malaysia Airlines MH370 if it is proven to have come from...
Days before Second Anniversary of Crash, Reports of New MH370 Debris Surface
With the second anniversary of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 coming up next week, a possible new piece of debris has been found near Mozambique in...
Ways to Make Your Spring Festival Departure More Enjoyable, or at Least Easier
Many Beijingers are heading out of town even as your correspondent writes this. Here are some ways to make the annual human-wildebeest stampede known...
Dragonair Rebrands as Cathay Dragon
One of the longest-operating brands in Asian aviation is getting a new name and a new look, as Dragonair becomes Cathay Dragon. The move is designed...