Hainan Airlines resumes Beijing-St Petersburg service

HAINAN Airlines is expected to resume the Beijing-St. Petersburg service on June 29 and increase the flight frequency to twice a week, Logistics Week reported.

Hainan Airlines will use a Boeing 767 plane to operate flights on Sundays and Tuesdays between the capital of China and the major city in Russia, the report said.

The Sunday flights will depart Beijing at 0100 hrs and arrive in St. Petersburg at 0525 hrs local time, while on the return leg, the flights will leave St Petersburg at 1040 hrs and return to Beijing at 2225 hrs.

Tuesday flights will take off from Beijing at 0250 hrs and reach St Petersburg at 0715 hrs, while the return flights will depart St Petersburg at 1040 hrs and land in Beijing at 2225 hrs, the report said.