After the unexpected cancellation of the first flight, which took me on July 31st. should bring to Shanghai, the next attempt followed. On 02.09. Should it go to Chengdu, capital of the Szechuan province, on the border between the densely populated east of China and the rather deserted west of China, Another rejection This flight has also been canceled. But this time I was informed two weeks in advance. (Tip: book with airlines, not with airline portals; airlines take better care of their customers.) The search for further flights turned out to be rather hopeless: Calls to Air China revealed that there might be flights again from November. Next try: This time something special - There are charter flights for managers organized by the German Chamber of Commerce in China. It doesn't sound easy to get at. But you can try it. To do this, I first had to register my authority with the Chamber of Commerce and then as a representative of the authority who books a flight for employees, i.e. for myself - in personal union, so to speak ... etc. etc. Pure stress - there were still two flights - the principle "first come, first served" applied When I filled out my paperwork, there was only ONE flight left - it was getting tight. Read English explanations and understand under high pressure, fill out forms, hope that no mistake creeps in, that nothing is overlooked. It was the harshness and I was sweaty without moving. BUT WOW - it worked. I was able to get a seat. And !!! - the charter flights are not canceled. The next flight goes to Qingdao on September 10th, 2021, this city where the Chinese beer comes from. The Europeans write tsingtao, although the transcription is actually a European invention, but it doesn't matter. Qingdao was a German colony, hence the beer.
