The weekly number of Flights from Israel to China and destinations there will be reduced

Direct flights on the Tel Aviv-Shanghai line night be canceled but at the present time the number of destination in China will be reduced.. The flights were made by Chinese airline Hainan Airlines, which announced that it was "suspending its flights to Shanghai this winter." At present it is about cancellation of the flights to the winter scheduled between 27.10.19 and 29.03.20.
The Shanghai line launched in September 2017 was the second line the company launched between China and Israel, following the launch of the direct flight to Beijing a year earlier. The company also operates direct flights to Shenzhen - both lines will operate normally.
The Chinese company today operates seven lines to China and it appears that it intends to stay with only two lines. Lowering the lines is likely to lead to price increases in the Far East.
The company emphasizes that this is not a security-related consideration (when there is no travel warning for Israel). Last year, the company canceled flights to Tel Aviv following warnings from Eurocontrol due to concerns at the time about attacks in the Syrian region.
For the line that launched to Shanghai, Hainan received an encouragement grant from the Ministry of Tourism. The grant is given after a year of activity, with the aim of budgeting moves for marketing and promoting Israel as a tourist destination.
Travelers who purchase tickets for canceled flights will receive a full refund or alternative exchange tickets for another flight through Beijing or Shenzhen.
Today, Hainan operates direct lines from Tel Aviv to Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai - a line it will stay as mentioned this winter. As of October 27, 19, the company will operate three weekly flights to Beijing on Airbus 330 aircraft and two weekly flights to Shenzhen in Boeing Dreamliner aircraft.
Hainan Israel CEO Lee Liang said: "We are very sorry to receive the news of the company's headquarters regarding the stay in Shanghai. This is only a temporary cessation of activity on this line, and we look forward to resuming the activity and continuing to serve our many Israeli travelers flying to Shanghai starting this spring. The company's operations in Israel have achieved remarkable commercial success, and we will continue to work not only as a strong bridge between China and Israel, but mainly to make the Israeli passenger accessible to China as a whole, with impeccable service and unprecedented prices. "

In the first half of 2019, some 133,000 passengers flew on direct flights. This represents a 26.7% increase. It is also clear from data from the Ministry of Tourism that during this period 84,000 tourists from China arrived. This reflects a 99% increase compared to January-June 2018. That is, until the sanctions that began last June, the demand for tourism on this line seemed to be increasing.