Hainan Airlines Holding Co., Ltd. (Hainan Airlines) plans to formally launch nonstop service between Beijing and Oslo on May 15. This will be the first direct route between mainland China and Norway as well as the airline’s first nonstop Nordic service. The Beijing-Oslo route, with three round trip flights weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, will be serviced by an Airbus A330-300 aircraft with 32 seats in business class and 262 seats in economy class. Business class will be equipped with 180-degree flatbed seats, while every seat on the aircraft comes wired with an exclusive on-demand entertainment system and every passenger will be served sumptuous offerings from both Western and Oriental cuisines. In addition, the use of portable electronic devices on board will be allowed.
The airline now operates 21 routes with destinations in Europe including Berlin, London, Paris, Rome, Brussels, Edinburgh, Zurich, Vienna, Manchester, Madrid and Moscow. Tickets for Beijing-Oslo flights can now be reserved.
Hainan Airlines’ Beijing-Oslo Flight Schedule (All times are local):
Flight No.
Aircraft
Schedule
Departure City
Departure Time
Arrival Time
Arrival City
HU769
A330
Monday/Wednesday/Friday
Beijing
1:30 am
5:30 am
Oslo
HU770
A330
Monday/Friday
Oslo
2:30 pm
5:30 am+1
Beijing
HU770
A330
Wednesday
Oslo
1:55 pm
5:00 am+1
Beijing