Daily Memo: China’s Big Airlines Invade Each Other’s Territory

Xiamen Airlines opens new Beijing Daxing headquarters
As other airlines encroach on Xiamen Airlines’ home territory, the carrier opened a new northern headquarters at Beijing Daxing on Aug. 6.
Credit: Xiamen Airlines
Major Chinese airlines are increasingly encroaching on each other’s turf, despite former official reluctance to let them do so. Air China, based at Beijing, has lately suffered most from outsiders’ incursions. Among the encroachers, China Eastern and Xiamen Airlines have been unusually active. And...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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