Birmingham secures flights to Beijing
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Birmingham Airport will become the first outside of London to operate flights into China, it has been announced.
Maria Miller, secretary of state for culture, media and sport announced the joint initiative between the airport, China Southern Airlines, Caissa Travel Management and United Travel today that will see flights launch between the UK city and Beijing.
The flights will operate during the summer from 22 July to 6 August filled with Chinese tourists on package holidays with Caissa.
A number of seat-only tickets and package holidays will also be made available to UK residents and will be sold through Birmingham-based United Travel.
Flights will be operated using an Airbus A330-200 with 248 seats.
“For many years we have been calling for direct flights between Birmingham and China to satisfy growing demand. We are constantly receiving enquiries from business travellers and tourists wishing to visit China, and students and Chinese people wanting to travel home. Birmingham needs direct flights to China and we are therefore incredibly proud to be part of this important initiative,” said Ann Leung, director of United Travel.
“This is great news for Birmingham and Britain. China is a vital trade and tourism partner for us and opening up this new route will encourage even more Chinese visitors to fly to our country and experience more of what our GREAT nation has to offer outside of the capital – from tourist attractions to shopping, culture to heritage,” said Miller.
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