Austrian Airlines is to bring forward the start of a second weekly flight between Vienna and Shanghai after Chinese authorities relaxed some of its Covid-19 travel regulations.
The Lufthansa Group-owned airline will offer two weekly direct flights to the Chinese commercial hub from 16 January 2023 in a response to “ongoing strong demand” for travel to China.
The additional weekly flights will operate using Boeing 777 aircraft from Vienna on Monday and from Shanghai on Wednesday. Austrian already flies from Vienna on Friday and from Shanghai on Monday.
“The recently announced relaxed Corona regulations in China shorten the locally prescribed quarantine times and make it easier to travel to and from China,” said Austrian Airlines in a statement.
The airline had originally planned to increase frequency to Shanghai in its summer 2023 schedule before deciding to introduce the additional weekly flight next month.