China Southern Airlines will launch direct flights between Sanya, on the Chinese island of Hainan, and London Heathrow next month.
Europe and China have forged a comprehensive network of air connections as cities in Greater China develop demand for business and leisure travel. In the case of the new China Southern Heathrow – Hainan flights, the service gives residents of the island’s two key cities, Haikou and Sanya, access to Europe.
The China Southern Heathrow – Hainan flights, which commence July 12, will operate two times per week using an Airbus A330-200 aircraft featuring four cocoon first-class seats, 24 business-class seats, and 187 economy-class seats.
China Southern‘s CZ651 is scheduled to depart Sanya, the largest city on the island, at 13:15, arriving in London at 18:45. The return leg, flight CZ651, will depart London at 22:10 and arrive back in Sanya at 16:00 the following day.
China recently launched a visa-free policy in Hainan for nationals of 59 countries. Since the visa-free policy came into effect on 1 May 2018, and more than 19,115 visa-free tourists visited Hainan. However, foreign travellers using the visa waiver program still need to register before they arrive.
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