After an absence of more than four years, Air China resumes its non-stop flights between Shanghai and Barcelona, the company’s third route in Spain and the second Chinese airline to have flights at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The airline suspended this flight on February 25 due to health restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flight CA839 was operated on an Airbus A350 registered as B-32AS, which took off from Shanghai-Pudong International Airport at 01:02 local time on August 27 and landed at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport at 07:57, after twelve hours and 56 minutes.
Air China flight schedule between Shanghai (PVG) and Barcelona (BCN)
- Flight CA 839: PVG 00:45 – BCN 08:05 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
- Flight CA 840: BCN 12:40 – PVG 06:50+1 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The route is operated by Airbus A350-900 aircraft with a capacity of 312 passengers in three classes: 32 Business Class, 24 Premium Economy and 256 Economy.
Routes between Spain and Mainland China
Air China:
- Beijing-Barcelona: daily flights on Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
- Beijing-Madrid: 11 flights a week on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Hainan Airlines
- Chongqing-Madrid: twice weekly flights on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
China Eastern
- Shanghai-Madrid: daily flights by Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 777-300ER
- Wenzhou-Madrid: twice-weekly flights in Airbus A350-900
Shenzhen Airlines
Shenzhen-Barcelona: three weekly flights in Airbus A330
