Summary BA has removed all London Heathrow-Beijing flights from the end of October. Not overflying Russia, lower Chinese demand, and being unable to claim back VAT have contributed to the end. Paradoxically, so has overcapacity, with London-Beijing having a fifth more seats for sale than before the pandemic.
British Airways is ending Beijing flights. The carrier operates from London Heathrow to Beijing Daxing four times weekly, but flights are not bookable from London after October 24, near the end of the northern aviation summer season. It comes soon after Virgin Atlantic announced the end of its Heathrow to Shanghai Pudong route .
There is no indication that Beijing will become summer seasonal or what route will take up its Heathrow slots. No more BA flights to Beijing BA has served the Chinese capital for decades, but that will change soon. The route, which BA reinstalled in June 2023 after more than three years due to COVID, uses the Boeing 777-200ER.
Flights leave the UK on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Beijing really must have underperformed. After all, BA will continue to fly to other East Asian cities that must avoid Russia, among them Shanghai, although that market will benefit from better loads, fares, and yields from Virgin ending it.
China Southern serves Heathrow-Daxing daily, which it introduced in 2023. It is a BA partner and the pair codeshare. BA passengers can also connect to/from Beijing with one world and close partner Qatar Airways over its.