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 International Flights

2008 will be a year of dramatic changes at Heathrow airport as Terminal 5 is due to open in March. British Airways will be moving all their arrivals and departures to T5 and we believe later in the year other airlines will take over some of the facilities BA currently has at the other terminals. It is our feelings that there will be considerably disruption at Heathrow – we are therefore particularly pleased to announce that we have been able to secure seats on Lufthansa and China Southern both of these highly regarded airlines fly from most of the UK region airports into their hub terminals in Germany, Holland and France. Added to the arrangements we have always had with Finnair we believe this now gives our clients a wide range of quality airlines to chose from. For many of our clients who live outside the south east of England this will mean that they can now avoid Heathrow and fly directly from their regional airport with baggage checked in to China, and using the transit lounges in a range of European cities. We will continue to support our direct carriers, who do fly out of Heathrow, Air China, British Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern and Virgin Atlantic and feel sure we can now offer our clients total flexibility with our wide range of convenient flight options.

Further Information
Air travel is a fast changing environment with airlines constantly extending and improving both the frequency of their services and also the quality of the experience. For up-to-date information and changes that may occur throughout the year with our preferred airlines please refer to our web pages and indeed the web pages of the airlines.

Upgrades on your international flights
All our preferred airlines offer upgrades to a choice of premium or business seats that carry with them a range of additional services for that extra touch of luxury such as:

  • Increased baggage allowance.
  • Improved seating pitch.
  • Separate check-in & fast track facilities.
  • Lounge access.
  • Variety of meal options & complimentary drinks.

Preferred Airlines

Air travel is an important element of your holiday both internationally and internally in China. As an authorised IATA agent we are able to book any airline of your choice, we have however selected 9 carriers as our preferred airlines.
Here is a brief summary of each of our preferred carriers:

China’s national carrier and the largest airline in China. Fly direct to Beijing they also operate to more than 250 domestic routes within China.
British Airways flies direct to Beijing, Shanghai & Hong Kong from London Heathrow.
Cathay Pacific Airways is an international airline, offering scheduled passenger services flying direct from Heathrow to Hong Kong. Convenient connections to over 20 destinations in China (through their subsidiary, Dragon Air).
China Eastern is one of the main Chinese airlines operating international, domestic and regional routes flying direct from London to Shanghai.
China Southern Airlines operates in conjunction with KLM & Air France’s within Europe using their extensive regional routes throughout the UK making it easier to fly from closer to your home. They fly direct from Europe to Beijing, Shanghai,
Chengdu & Guangzhou.
Dragon Air is a Hong Kong-based international airline, and a member of the Cathay Pacific Group. The airline’s network covers 21 destinations within
the China Mainland.
Finnair is an international airline, with flexible connections from UK’s regional airports to Helsinki and then onwards to Beijing Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.
One of the world’s leading airlines. Lufthansa’s extensive regional routes throughout the UK make it easier to fly from closer to your home into their German hub airports and then direct to Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou & Hong Kong.
Virgin Atlantic is one of the UK’s largest long haul airlines, flying direct to Shanghai & Hong Kong from London’s Heathrow.
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