Picture shows 4 men in front of a Hainan Airlines plane for the ceremonial announcement of the expansion of flight connections to four times a week. The men are holding signs in front of them to make this clear.
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As of now: four times a week non-stop from BER to Beijing

Hainan Airlines has been flying the route between the German capital region and Beijing for 15 years. To mark this anniversary, the Chinese airline is expanding its service at BER from three to four flights per week and offering the non-stop connection every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Success in the long term

Aletta von Massenbach, Chief Executive Officer of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH: “Congratulations to Hainan Airlines on the 15th anniversary of its connection between the German capital region and Beijing. Long-term success shows that the demand for long-haul tourism and business travel is permanently stable in the connected cultural and economic metropolises. The decision for the route enables a lively city partnership between Berlin and Beijing.”

Min Zhang, General Manager Berlin Office of Hainan Airlines: “We are pleased that we are once again able to offer our passengers a range of flights between our countries that is close to the level of the pre-pandemic year 2019. Hainan Airlines is the bridge between the two capitals and also conveniently connects Berlin with many destinations in China and in Asia via Beijing, such as Tokyo and Bangkok.”

Four times a week

The flight time from BER to Beijing is around nine hours and around ten hours in the opposite direction. Flights are on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays (local time):

  • Departure from Beijing at 2:20 am – arrival at BER 6:25 am
  • Departure from BER at 1:55 pm – arrival in Beijing at 5 am the following day

Fifteen Years Berlin - Hainan

In September 2008, Hainan Airlines launched a non-stop service to Beijing from Berlin-Tegel Airport. The route was reintroduced to the airline’s route network at BER in August 2022 following the Covid-related interruption.

In the 15 years since its launch, Hainan Airlines has operated nearly 4,500 flights, carried nearly 900,000 passengers and transported more than 56,000 tons of cargo.

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(Source: press release Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH "As of now: four times a week non-stop from BER to Beijing", August 7, 2023)

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