News / First Cargolux service to Zhengzhou is grounded by Chinese red tape

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No doubt some observers will see it as an ill-starred start to Cargolux’s brave new venture in China. Yesterday’s much-vaunted inaugural flight to Zhengzhou, due to leave Luxembourg at 7.30pm, was cancelled after it was discovered that the carrier didn’t have the correct traffic rights. The flights will not now begin until May 29.

The carrier said in a statement: “This delay is to enable the airline to finalize all regulatory requirements relating to the commencement of scheduled flights to Zhengzhou, which ...