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Pictured: Chongqing, China;
Kong four times a day, BA 17 times weekly, and Virgin daily. Air France flies 12 times a week from Paris CDG, Lufthansa daily out of Frankfurt and Munich, with KLM providing the same frequency from Schiphol. Flights from the Gulf include Emirates’ 19 departures a week out of Dubai, and Qatar Airways’ 11 weekly services from Doha.
Chongqing
In south west China, Chongqing is the world’s third-largest centre for motor vehicle pro- duction and the largest in terms of motor- cycles. A remote inland location makes the city ideal for military bases, but hampers the export sector, so the manufacturing focus is on local consumers. There are no direct flights from the UK or
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China Beijing
As the seat of government and the centre of one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, China’s capital is the focus of attention for Western business interests. It is a major financial centre, big into electronics and pharmaceuticals, and a magnet for venture capitalists too. British Airways and Air China both fly daily
from London Heathrow to the Chinese capital, with the latter due to launch four flights a week from Gatwick at the beginning of May. Finnair offers a daily service from Helsinki,
the frequency mirrored by KLM and China South from Schiphol, and Lufthansa from Frankfurt and Munich, while Air France has a double-daily operation from Paris CDG. Services from the Gulf include Emirates’ twice- daily flights out of Dubai and Qatar Airways’ daily departure from Doha.
Shanghai While Beijing concentrates on politics, China’s largest city is all about business, the showcase of the country’s prosperity. It has the world’s busiest container port, an important auto manufacturing industry, and is a key player in finance and technology. From Heathrow, Virgin flies to Shanghai
daily, British Airways six times a week, and China Eastern four times a week. Air France operates 14 services weekly from Paris CDG, KLM 12 a week from Schiphol, and Finnair and
Lufthansa depart daily from Helsinki and Munich plus Frankfurt respectively. Emirates offers a double-daily frequency out of Dubai and Qatar Airways serves Shanghai daily from Doha. Or experience Vietnam Airlines’ new daily services from Gatwick to Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, flying on with the airline to China.
Guangzhou
The capital of Guangdong province is on the Pearl River Delta, one of mainland China’s leading commercial and manufacturing regions. Its prime industries include automobile assembly, biotechnology, logistics and computer software. China Southern is set to launch three flights
a week from London Heathrow to Guangzhou in June. Meanwhile, it already operates daily services from both Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. Air France also flies five times a week from CDG and Lufthansa three times a week from Frankfurt. Flights from the Gulf include daily frequencies
with Emirates and Qatar Airways from their hubs. Or fly via Vietnam with Vietnam Airlines.
Hong Kong Also on the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong is one of the world’s major financial centres, renowned for its vertical skyline and deep- water port. With money the raison d’etre, it used to be said HK had more Rolls-Royces to the square mile than anywhere else on earth. From Heathrow, Cathay Pacific serves Hong
Europe to Chongqing, although Finnair is due to launch a route from Helsinki in May. A convenient alternative is to fly to Hong Kong and onward with one of Cathay Pacific or Dragonair’s services, or to travel via the Gulf and connect with one of Qatar Airways’ three services a week.
THE
CARBON COST
The table below shows the distance covered by a return flight between London and the destination, along with the approximate carbon emissions produced and the cost of offsetting it with The Carbon Neutral Company. See
www.carbonneutral.com for more information.
BRAZIL Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo
RUSSIA Moscow
St Petersburg
INDIA Mumbai Delhi
CHINA Beijing
Shanghai
Guangzhou Chongqing Hong Kong
19,159km 20,191km 20,698km
5,471km 4,594km
15,737km 14,660km
17,795km 20,163km 20,762km 18,640km 19,254km
1.85t 1.95t
1.99tt
0.60t 0.50t
1.52t 1.42t
1.71t 1.94t 2.0t
1.80t 1.92t
£18.50 £19.50 £20.00
£6.00 £5.00
£15.20 £14.20
£17.10
£19.40 £20.00 £18.40 £19.20
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