Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will allow travellers who have booked tickets to Japan to “modify” their flights after Beijing’s earlier call for Chinese citizens to avoid going to the country. In a statement on Wednesday, the airline said it was “closely monitoring the situation” as tensions escalated over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae…
Hong Kong authorities have urged residents to exercise caution and prioritise personal safety in Japan, citing a rise in attacks against Chinese citizens in the country. The appeal from the Security Bureau on Saturday was issued a day after Beijing told Chinese citizens to avoid travel to Japan. “Since mid-2025, there has been an increasing…
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s ambition to challenge Boeing and Airbus with its own homegrown passenger jet is running into turbulence, with deliveries of finished aircraft likely to fall far short of its target announced for this year. The C919 jet — a single-aisle passenger plane aiming to rival Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’ A320 –…
An Air China flight was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday after a lithium battery in a passenger’s carry-on luggage suddenly caught fire mid-air. A video of flames and thick smoke billowing from an overhead bin went viral on social media. The incident occurred on flight CA139, travelling from Hangzhou, China, to Seoul,…
An Air China flight from Hangzhou to Seoul was forced to make an emergency landing in Shanghai on Saturday after a lithium battery caught fire in the plane’s cabin. In a statement on social media, Air China confirmed the incident. “On October 18, on flight CA139 from Hangzhou to Incheon, a lithium battery in a…
By Lisa Barrington (Reuters) -Chinese planemaker COMAC is falling behind on previously stated delivery targets for the production of its narrow-body C919 commercial plane, according to regulatory filings from the three airlines that fly the model. China Eastern Airlines, Air China and China Southern were expecting 32 of the planes to be delivered this year,…
Home » Airlines News of China » China Eastern, Hainan, Shenzhen Airlines and Air China Amid New Travel Chaos with Eighty Cancellations, Abandoning Passengers across Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and more Published on September 20, 2025 On 19 September, 2025, a massive wave of flight cancellations and delays has struck China’s aviation industry, leaving…
Western airlines risk suffering greater disruption than their Chinese rivals this summer, as the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel – compounded by US military strikes – forces most carriers to avoid flying over dangerous airspace on China-Europe routes. Analysts said that while almost all carriers have diverted services to bypass Iran and parts of…