China Airlines Cancels Shanghai - London Route

[Greenside]

I had booked (paid for and confirmed) BKK-Shanghai-London with a week in Shanghai in early May, returning mid June with China Airlines but have been told today that they are cancelling the Shanghai - London leg of the route. The only carrier available is BA at an additional 15% plus I have already booked and paid for a connecting BKK-CNX flight - I'm pressuring CA to put me on the BA flight at the very least if not sort out the penalty I'll have to pay Air Asia for a flight change and unwanted overnight stay in BKK but it's tough going and the travel agent, while sympathetic, is being typically Thai-passive.

Anyone else been affected and if so how has China Airlines treated you?

[THAILIBAN]

China Airlines has never been flying Shanghai-London.

China Airlines is a Taiwanese Airline and its hub is Taipei.

[flightcrew1]

The public is always confused about this.

Air China = Mainland China

China Air = Taiwan

Easily confused

[Jimjim]

Indeed, China Airlines does fly to Shanghai, but only from Taiwan and on charter flights.

[ClaytonSeymour]

Indeed, China Airlines does fly to Shanghai, but only from Taiwan and on charter flights.

Yes, but the OP was implying direct. At least he got the IATA code correct; CA = Air China - though I suspect that was his own abbreviation, rather than an intentional use of the code.