Beijing Capital shifts Hangzhou–Vancouver flights to Thursday evening
Beijing Capital Airlines modifies its Northern winter 2026/27 schedule on the Hangzhou–Qingdao–Vancouver route, moving departures from Friday daytime to Thursday evening.
Beijing Capital Airlines is implementing operational schedule adjustments for its service connecting Hangzhou, Qingdao, and Vancouver during the Northern winter 2026/27 season. This multi-sector route was previously resumed on 02OCT26.
Starting from 29OCT26, departures out of Hangzhou and Qingdao shift from daytime on Friday to Thursday evening. The transpacific service continues to be operated with Airbus A330-200 equipment under flight numbers JD471 and JD472.
Under the updated timetable, outbound flight JD471 operates on Thursdays, departing Hangzhou at 1915, touching down in Qingdao at 2055, then taking off again from Qingdao at 2230 before reaching Vancouver at 1900.
For the inbound sector, flight JD472 departs Vancouver on Fridays at 1440. The Airbus A330-200 is scheduled to arrive at Qingdao the following day at 1940, departing Qingdao at 2110+1, and arriving at its final destination in Hangzhou at 2255+1.
Why it matters for your training
Schedule modifications on long-haul multi-leg sectors directly affect flight duty periods, rest requirements, and turnaround management.
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