Air China. Photo: Soos Jozsef / Shutterstock.com The Chinese aviation giant has officially launched its new Beijing–Bucharest–Zagreb route three times a week using Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Air China also offers round-trip tickets from Bucharest to Zagreb starting at 100 EUR, with the first flight landing in Croatia.
Air China is expanding its operations in Europe, initiating a new international route connecting Beijing, Bucharest, and Zagreb.
The new route started on September 4, 2026, operating three times a week—on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays—with Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
According to Air China's official schedule, flight CA913 departs from Beijing Capital Airport at 00:30 and lands in Bucharest at 06:30. After a stop in Romania, it continues at 09:20 to Zagreb, landing at 09:55.
On the return, flight CA914 departs Zagreb at 11:55, arrives in Bucharest at 14:25, and continues at 17:25 to Beijing, landing the next day at 08:05. All times are local.
Flight CA913 from Beijing landed at the field at 09:54 yesterday, a minute ahead of schedule. Subsequently, flight CA914 returned from the Croatian capital to Beijing.
The move provides Bucharest and Zagreb with a new connection to Air China's network via Beijing, while also uniquely allowing travel with the Chinese airline between two European capitals alone.
Air China is advertising a special offer on its official website for the Bucharest–Zagreb route, with a starting price of 100 EUR for a round-trip ticket.
The ability to sell tickets for the European segment makes the service more than just a long-haul route between China and Europe: Air China effectively enters the travel market between Romania and Croatia using the same wide-body aircraft that continues to Beijing.
The new route complements the company's expanding operations in Europe. Air China has announced that on October 26, it will launch a similar service between Beijing, Copenhagen, and Reykjavik.
This route will also operate three times a week, using Airbus A330-300 aircraft, providing Iceland with a new connection to Beijing via Denmark's capital.
The launch of the Beijing–Bucharest–Zagreb route highlights Air China's strategy to expand its presence in Europe beyond major aviation hubs and to add destinations and markets in the central and eastern parts of the continent.