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Taipei-Fujian restrictions relaxed

Businesspeople from Taiwan's main island will now be able to sail directly to Fujian province, following a relaxation of travel regulations by the government in Taipei. Previously, only residents of the two smaller islands Kinmen and Matsu could sail directly to the mainland. All other Taiwanese had to first pass through a foreign port or […]

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Air China flies to New York direct

Air China is to launch non-stop flights between Beijing and New York. Flying over the Arctic, the flights will take about 13 hours compared with the 20 hours' flying time with United Airlines, which operates via Tokyo. The Chinese airline plans departures from Beijing on Mondays,Wednesdays  and Fridays, with return flights departing from New […]

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Cathay Pacific plans to take on Dragonair

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways has applied to the SAR's aviation authority to resume flights to Chinese cities. The carrier transferred its mainland flight rights to Dragonair in 1990. Cathay and its parent Swire Pacific still own 25.5 per cent of Dragonair, but rivalry between the two airlines has grown following Dragonair's inauguration of a […]

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China Eastern mergers in September

Yunnan Airlines and China Northwest Airlines would soon start operating as part of China Eastern, Reuters quoted an Eastern official as saying. The change would occur in September if the State Council gave its approval in August. However it would take the company at least a year to finish amalgamating the assets of profitable Yunnan […]

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China Southern targets Yunnan tourists

Guangdong-based China Southern Airlines is to add new services to popular tourist destinations in Yunnan province, with connections for the first time to Xishuangbanna, Lijiang and Dali. China's largest airline will run daily services between Shenzhen and Dali via Kunming. It will also operate a three-times-aweek service between Guangzhou and Xishuangbanna and a four-times-a-week service […]