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CHINA / SOCIETY By Global Times Published: Jan 10, 2021 01:24 PM Local police reroute motorists at a highway crossing in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei Province on Wednesday. Shijiazhuang launched comprehensive nucleic acid testing on its residents. Photo: cnsphoto China United Airlines and Spring Airlines have issued guidance on free refunds and reschedules for flights to and from Beijing and Shijiazhuang, North China's Hebei Province, in response to the growing number of requests from travelers due to local COVID-19 flare-ups. Passengers who bought tickets departing from or arriving in...

Difficult roads ahead Difficult roads ahead It'll be up to Thai citizens to rescue its struggling tourism sector in 2021 as a prolonged pandemic is expected to depress international arrivals published : 31 Dec 2020 at 08:36 13 Visitors travel to the top of Khao Chang Pheuk hill in Thong Pha Phum National Park in Kanchanaburi to see the sunrise. Domestic tourists will play a crucial role in a rebound of the tourism industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: PIYARACH CHONGCHAROEN Thailand expects to face a long drought period in the international tourism market ...

The same running an airline. six years ago, he launched spring airlines, a budget carrier in a booming market. no thrills here. the cabin crew doubled as cleaners. where else would you find an airline boss loading the luggage? he is a maverick businessman. the richard branson of china. but it's not virgin, it's america's southwest airlines that wong wants to emulate. lean, ultra competitive. baggage weight limits are set low, carry more and it costs. customers grab food before boarding. on the plane, it's user pays. on flight sales are a big revenue earner. spring airlines crams 180 seats into...

Where else would you find an airline boss loading the luggage. he has no secretary, no mobile phone. a maverick businessman. >> richard branson of china. >> reporter: but it's not virgin. it's america's southwest airlines that he wants to immolate. lean, ultra competitive. baggage weight limits are set low. carry more and it costs. customers grab food before boarding on the plane it's user pays. on-flight sales are a big revenue. spring airlines crams 180 seats into their airbus 30% more than its rivals. >> and you do get what you pay for. i'm over six feet tall. you can see, my feet, my legs ...

Smaller aircraft. it was caught on amateur video. imagine being among the 66 people aboard that smaller plane. no one was hurt but both planes were slightly damaged. still cringe every time i see that video. but on the other side of the world, chinese air travel is booming and spring airlines has become china's first low cost carrier to offer flights from mainland china. modelled after america's southwest airlines, spring has gone from being a travel agency off shoot with just one plane to becoming a hugely profitable airline in just five years. stan grant now with that success story. >> rep...