BRITISH AIRWAYS has moved quickly following the British and Chinese governments signing a Memorandum of Understanding of the UK”s Approved Destination Status. Selected Chinese tour operators can now sell Great Britain as a destination. BA will add Shanghai to its Chinese destinations. The airline currently operates from Heathrow to Beijing four times each week with a Boeing 777. This will increase to six times per week from June 2005. The airline also flies 17 times weekly from Heathrow to Hong Kong using Boeing 747 aircraft, which will increase to 21 flights a week from June 2005. The airline now plans to open up a five times a week service to the 1999 opened Pudong International Airport north of Shanghai, the airport boost an eight minute 300 mph Maglev ride to Long Yang Station. Air China has a daily service from Heathrow to the old Shanghai airport whilst Virgin Atlantic, established at Shanghai now for some five years, is to introduce ex-London services to Beijing ”as soon as practical”.
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