British Airways Becomes 3rd Airline to Halt China Route Amid Russia Airspace Ban

The airline said it will suspend its Beijing route weeks after halving its Hong Kong services, and after two other Western airlines pulled out of Shanghai.

A British Airways Airbus A320-232 comes in to land at Heathrow Airport in west London on April 29, 2024. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images

British Airways will halt flights between London and Beijing from Oct. 26, the company confirmed on Thursday.

The announcement made the company the third commercial airline that has recently announced plans to suspend a route to China amid an ongoing ban on Western airlines using Russian airspace.