Direct Beijing flights to restart from Edinburgh this summer

Hainan Airlines will operate a twice-weekly service linking the Scottish and Chinese capitals. Flights will get under way on 26 June running through to 8 October.

Hainan will operate the route on Mondays and Fridays, with flights departing Edinburgh at midday, arriving into Beijing Capital International airport at 5.10am (+1). Returns will depart Beijing at 2.40am, arriving into Edinburgh at 6.30am.

Edinburgh airport chief executive Gordon Dewar said the development was "further evidence" of the airport’s "strong recovery" from the pandemic. "This service will be the only one operating between Scotland and China when it is introduced, and is a real show of faith in the market by Hainan Airlines," he said.