Flights from China

[dlam]

Hi everyone,

I need to go to China for work in December and it seems the only options are the once-weekly flights: SYD-PVG with China Eastern and MEL-CAN with China Southern.

Does anyone have any information about how many passengers these airlines have been able to carry back into Australia under the new caps?

I would have thought Singapore or Cathay would have been options but SIA doesn’t allow any transit passengers to/from China and Cathay doesn’t allow any from China.

Any thoughts or tips greatly appreciated.

 

[mushez]

China seems to have imposed rules that prohibit any transit passenger. The no transit PAX rule seems to apply everywhere - including NZ.

It is a pick the direct flight if the price is ok - or look at having a 7 day holiday in Singapore and you are then no longer a transit PAX via Singapore.

 

[dlam]

Thanks - yes, I ended finding an expensive China Eastern flight direct from Sydney. Now to navigate the quarantine requirements between cities and provinces