Double Chinese news at Malpensa: Hainan Airlines and Juneyao Air flights arrive
With China's recent reopening to travel for both Chinese and international tourists, companies [...]
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With the recent reopening of the China to travel for both Chinese and international tourists, local airlines have also begun to strengthen the network. Thus, flights to and from China with Milan Malpensa, which will welcome In the coming months as many as two carriers.
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A sign that the days of the pandemic are long gone and that the Lombard airport is back in the spotlight for the links to the East, as was the case until 2019.
Hainan Airlines flights
The airline Hainan Airlines, based in Haikou, will open sales next July 15 for the Milan-Shenzhen route. Operations are scheduled to begin next September 20 with a twice-weekly frequency (every Wednesday and Saturday), and flights are expected to be operated with Boeing 787-9s.
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Hainan Airlines - which was named best airline in China at the recent Skytrax Award 2023 - resumed last May 28 direct flights from Shenzen to Rome Fiumicino, discontinued in 2020. The airline flies to the Capital every Thursday and Sunday for a total of 13 hours and 15 minutes of travel time.
The codeshare with Ita Airways
In addition, since last April, Hainan has signed the codeshare agreement with Ita Airways. Hainan Airlines applies its "HU" code on the 7 domestic Italian destinations connecting with Rome Fiumicino Airport (Catania, Naples, Bari, Venice, Florence, Bologna, Turin) and on 2 international destinations (Paris and Athens). In the coming months, therefore, the codeshare could be extended to Milan Malpensa as well.
Juneyao Air from cargo to passenger flights
Shanghai-based private airline, Juneyao Air, debuts instead on October 30 with a direct flight to Zhengzhou (again biweekly with B787-9 configured with 324 seats).Juneyao debuts at Malpensa in passenger transport.
The airline had already landed in Milan during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in cargo mode, carrying medical supplies and personal protective equipment for the Italian market.
Direct flights from Milan Malpensa
The two new entries add to Malpensa's already substantial network for direct flights between Italy and China. Italian airline Neos flies from Milan Malpensa every Wednesday with destination Nanjing. The return from China is scheduled every Friday and both flights are operated with B787 Dreamliner.
Air China, on the other hand, restarted as early as March with a direct flight to Shanghai (daily frequencies) and that to Beijing(which became daily from April). Still to be confirmed, finally, is the summer takeoff of the connection between Malpensa and Wenzhou Who should be operated on three times a week.
Starting July 1, however, Cathay Pacific increased the frequency (from two to three flights per week) between Milan Malpensa and Hong Kong.
