![]() At the tail end of 2012 China Eastern launched Nanjing- Sydney services while Hainan opened Dalian-Seattle flights. ![]() Already planned developments in 2013 are British Airways and Qatar Airways entering Chengdu, a familiar secondary city, and Finnair being the first non-Asian carrier to serve Xian. With that situation unlikely to change, long-haul Chinese growth in 2013 will continue to be anchored around secondary cities. China Southern's expansion was complemented by foreign carriers further entering secondary Chinese cities in a bid to capture untapped markets but also because slots at primary airports continue to be maxed out at all but midnight hours. ![]() 2012 finally captured the market's attention of China being a long-haul destination, in no small part due to China Southern making aggressive moves into Europe and Australia. China is overwhelmingly a domestic market and will be home to the majority of growth, followed by regional Asian flights, but not to be overlooked are long-haul routes. ![]()
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