Air China Launches Beijing-Athens Non-Stop Route

On 30 September 2017, Air China will launch a new non-stop route between Beijing and Athens.

The service will be operated twice a week with Airbus 330-200 aircraft, reducing the journey time between Beijing and Athens to just 10.5 hours. Passengers traveling to Athens can enjoy convenient connections to Santorini, Zakynthos and other popular Greek tourist destinations.

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Greece: The new route between Beijing and Athens is a major milestone, not just for civil aviation cooperation, but also for the bilateral relationship. Greece is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa.

The new route between Beijing and Athens confers Greece the role of a regional transportation hub, serving business travelers, tourists and students from both countries.

Air China offers the largest selection of routes between China and Europe. The new Beijing-Athens service will bring the total number of routes to 26, with an offering of 300 flights per week to 19 major European destinations, including London, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Rome, Moscow, Barcelona and Madrid, all serviced by wide-body aircraft.

The new Beijing-Athens route will operate every Wednesday and Saturday under flight numbers CA863/4. The outbound flight departs Beijing at 02:30 and arrives in Athens at 08:15; The inbound flight departs Athens at 14:15 and arrives in Beijing at 04:30 the next day.