Originally Posted by
SPBanker
It will be interesting to see how this destination takes off. A year ago Chongqing was the hot place in China, Bo Xilai was the new star in the Chinese politics etc. Well, sic transit gloria mundi, and all that. Still, it is an awfully big city, and this is the first non-stop flight to Europe.
The designated Chinese president, Mr.Xi Jiping, among others has indicated massive investment programs for this region. It's just that in Chinese society everyone is waiting for the transition period from "old guard" to the new to be over before taking economic action.
There is also a highspeed rail link now between the major cities of Chongqing and Chengdu, the latter being the pre-eminent tourist destination in Western China.
I think this will be a booming destination but Finnair has to be able to sell their J seats to wealthy Chinese this time. Far less CEO-level expats than in Beijing or Shanghai.