- More Taipei Flights to Japan to Be Offered[Dec. 19, 2007]
Three airlines in Taiwan have won the rights to operate charter and periodic flights to Hokkaido and Kyushu in Japan, a development expected to result in more diversified packages and lower fares.
- Cross-Straits Charter Flights Plan During 2008 Spring Festival Unveiled[Dec. 19, 2007]
China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines have unveiled plans for cross-straits charter flights during the 2008 Lunar New Year season.
- China: Quarantine Forms for Travelers Scrapped[Dec. 20, 2007]
Foreign or Chinese passengers entering the country do not need to fill in quarantine declaration forms from next month, it was announced on December 19.
- Cathay Pacific and Dragonair Sales and Ticketing Move to New Location in Gateway Complex[Dec. 18, 2007]
On December 18, Cathay Pacific Airways and its sister airline Dragonair celebrated the opening of a new Hong Kong Sales and Ticketing Office in the Gateway in Tsim Sha Tsui. This is the first time for the two carriers to bring together all sales and ticketing functions under one roof in Hong Kong since Dragonair became a member of the Cathay Pacific Group in September 2006.
- Travel Fears Mount over Cathay Pacific Strike[Dec. 19, 2007]
On December 18, the travel industry warned more than 200 flights a day will be affected during the Christmas season if Cathay Pacific flight attendants go on strike over the airline's medical plan.
- AirAsia to Open Daily Flight to Guangzhou[Dec. 18, 2007]
Malaysia's low-cost airlines AirAsia said on Dec. 18 that it would offer daily direct flights to Guangzhou, China, beginning January 16 next year.
- Official: Myanmar-China Air Traffic Up in 2007[Dec. 18, 2007]
The air traffic volume between Myanmar and China this year was up 94 percent as of November compared with the whole year of 2006, said a high-ranking Myanmar civil aviation official on Dec. 18.
- More Costly to Fly with China Southern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines[Dec. 19, 2007]
China Southern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines have raised the fuel surcharge for flights from Southeast Asian countries to China to offset the pressure of oil price hikes.
- Kolkata to Soon Have Direct Flights to China[Dec. 18, 2007]
After decades of strained relations, China and India are warming up to each other, both diplomatically and economically with bilateral trade growing from less than US$2 billion in 1999 to a projected US$30 billion this year. In an effort to aid bilateral trade further, China Eastern Airlines, one of the biggest airlines of China, has decided to start direct flights from Kolkata to Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan province.
- Shanghai: Airport Immigration Police Warn of Confusion over Visas[Dec. 17, 2007]
There's confusion over visas which could lead to travelers breaking the law, according to immigration police at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai.