Beijing Capital Airlines will launch a direct Voo between Beijing and Lisbon in late June 2026, opening the first regular nonstop link between the two capitals in a market that has long depended on connections through Europe or the Middle East. The seasonal service will run for about three months and operate once a week.
Flight JD627 will leave Beijing Daxing International Airport at 10:55 on Mondays and reach Lisbon at 17:15 local time. The return flight, JD628, will depart Lisbon at 18:55 local time and arrive at Beijing Daxing at 14:00 the next day. The route will use Airbus A330 wide-body twin-aisle aircraft with business class and economy class.
The new service matters because there are currently no regular direct flights between Lisbon and Beijing. Travelers now typically make the trip with a connection, and the only direct air route between Portugal and China remains Beijing Capital Airlines’ Lisbon-Hangzhou service, which runs twice a week and has operated regularly since air links resumed after China ended its zero-covid policy. That flight takes about 13 hours.
The timing also reflects a broader edge Chinese airlines still hold over European carriers: they continue to fly through Russian airspace, while European airlines are barred from it under sanctions imposed on Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine. That operational advantage has helped shape long-haul route planning across Europe and Asia, including the limited but still growing links between Portugal and China.
For passengers, the new Voo does not erase the need for a seasonal schedule, but it does add a direct option on a route that has had none. If the summer service holds, it gives Beijing and Lisbon a nonstop bridge just as travel demand peaks.
