New domestic routes of Air Travel Hunan Airlines starting 30 March 2025

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Starting from 30 March 2025, Air Travel Hunan Airlines is officially implementing the flight plan for the 2025 summer season. Compared with the 2024 summer season, Hunan Airlines plans to open 18 new routes in this season change adjustment, a total of 41 domestic routes, covering 33 domestic cities. It aims to create a more convenient and efficient travel plan for passengers and meet diverse travel needs.

In the 2025 summer season, Hunan Airlines is focusing on the development of new routes and open a number of new inbound and outbound routes around Changsha, Kunming and Wuxi, including Changsha=Lijiang, Changsha=Wenzhou, Changsha=Haikou, Changsha=Lijiang=Nanchang, Changsha=Mangshi=Nanchang, Kunming=Haikou, Kunming=Shangrao, Kunming=Changsha=Turpan, Kunming=Tongren=Nanjing, Wuxi=Xiamen, Wuxi=Tongren, Wuxi=Bazhong, Wuxi=Harbin, Wuxi=Yan'an=Xining. At the same time, new routes have been opened: Chengdu Tianfu=Yantai, Tongren=Wenzhou, Mangshi=Nanchang, and Nanjing=Hohhot, providing passengers with more choices of travel destinations.

Loong Air launches flight to Enshi from Ningbo on 3 April 2025

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Loong Air has launched scheduled flight from Ningbo to Enshi on 3 April 2025.

On 3 April 2025, according to schedules, Loong Air flight GJ8319 departs from Ningbo for Enshi at 3 pm, touches down in Enshi at 5.15 pm before leaving Enshi for Ningbo at 6 pm and arriving in Ningbo at 8.15 pm under flight GJ8320.

Loong Air flies to Enshi on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with its A320neo aircraft.

Aero Dili flies twice a week to Changi from 15 May 2025

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Aero Dili, that currently operates Saturday flights to Changi from Dili and lands in Changi in the evenings, is operating twice-weekly scheduled flights from 15 May 2025.

In May 2025, Aero Dili continues to operate night flights to Changi on 3 May 2025 and 10 May 2025, both Saturdays, but from 15 May 2025 to 29 June 2025, it introduces morning flights to Changi from Dili on Sundays and Thursdays with its only A320 aircraft.

The flight schedules from 15 May 2025 (Thursday) onwards until 29 June 2025 are as follows:-

Aero Dili flight 8G997 departs from Dili for Changi at 8 am, touches down in Changi at 11 am before leaving Changi for Dili at 11.45 am and landing in Dili at 4.45 pm under flight 8G998.

The adjustments come after Aero Dili began ad hoc flights to Xiamen and the airline is seeking to launch flights to Australia.

Aero Dili's other future destinations include KLIA, Hangzhou and Manila. The airline operates regular flights to Changi, Denpasar and its domestic destination Oecusse.

Donghai Airlines launches Zhuhai=Mianyang=Lanzhou flights on 1 April 2025

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Donghai Airlines launches return flight from Zhuhai to Lanzhou via Mianyang on 1 April 2025.

On 1 April 2025, according to schedules, Donghai Airlines flight DZ6305 leaves Zhuhai for Lanzhou via Mianyang at 8.05 am, stops over in Mianyang at 10.35 am before taking off from Mianyang to Lanzhou at 11.35 am and touching down in Lanzhou at 12.55 pm.

At 2 pm, outbound flight DZ6306 departs from Lanzhou for Zhuhai via Mianyang, transits in Mianyang at 3.15 pm before leaving Mianyang for Zhuhai at 4 pm and arriving in Zhuhai at 6.30 pm.

Donghai Airlines flies from Zhuhai to Mianyang and Lanzhou on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with its B737-800 aircraft.

Tibet Airlines launches flight to Changdu from Mianyang on 1 April 2025

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Tibet Airlines launches direct scheduled flight to Changdu from Mianyang on 1 April 2025.

On 1 April 2025, according to schedules, Tibet Airlines flight TV6004 departs from Mianyang for Changdu at 7.30 am, touches down in Changdu at 9.20 am before leaving Changdu for Mianyang at 10 am and arriving in Mianyang at 11.30 am under flight TV6003.

Tibet Airlines flies to Changdu from Mianyang on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with its A319 aircraft. The new route is Tibet Airlines' eighth route to be operated from Mianyang. It operates other flights from Mianyang to Lhasa, Nyingchi, Shenzhen, Wenzhou, Nanning, Nanjing and Banna regularly. 

HK Express launches flight to Changzhou on 23 May 2025

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On 2 April 2025, HK Express announces that it is launching scheduled flight to Changzhou from Hong Kong on 23 May 2025.

On 23 May 2025, according to schedules, HK Express flight UO272 departs from Hong Kong for Changzhou at 5.45 pm, touches down in Changzhou at 8.05 pm before leaving Changzhou for Hong Kong at 8.50 pm and landing in Hong Kong at 11.10 pm under flight UO273.

HK Express flies to Changzhou on Fridays, Sundays and Wednesdays with A320 aircraft. 

With the addition of Changzhou, HK Express flies to five mainland Chinese destinations including Ningbo, Sanya, Daxing and Yiwu. The route to Yiwu is opened on 29 May 2025.

Myanmar National Airlines opens flights between Yangon and Mangshi

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It was learned from Dehong Mangshi International Airport that on 1 April 2025, the round-trip route from Mangshi, China to Yangon, Myanmar, which was interrupted by the strong earthquake in Myanmar, was resumed.

Affected by the 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on 28 March 2025, the round-trip route from Mangshi, China to Yangon, Myanmar was interrupted.

In order to restore the air channel as soon as possible, the round-trip route from Mangshi, China to Yangon, Myanmar was resumed. The implementation time is from 1 April 2025 to 8 May 2025, and it will be operated by Myanmar National Airlines. The aircraft models are Boeing 737-800 and ATR, and they will fly every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Flight UB811 is from Yangon to Mangshi, and flight UB812 is from Mangshi to Yangon.

Mangshi is the capital of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It borders Myanmar and is an important gateway for China to South Asia and Southeast Asia.

HK Express launches flight to Yiwu on 29 May 2025

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On 31 March 2025, HK Express announces that it is launching exclusive scheduled flight from Hong Kong to Yiwu on 29 May 2025.

On 29 May 2025, according to schedules, HK Express flight UO212 departs from Hong Kong to Yiwu at 2.10 pm, touches down in Yiwu at 4.20 pm before leaving Yiwu for Hong Kong at 5.05 pm under flight UO213 and landing in Hong Kong at 7.35 pm.

HK Express flies to Yiwu on Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays with its A320ceo aircraft.

Yiwu, founded in 222 BCE as the city of Wushang before renamed Yiwu in 624 CE, is a prefecture-level city located south of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. It is famous for its light industry commodity trade and vibrant market, is known as the "sock town" of China and it is a multi-religious, multi-racial city consisting of Chinese, Korean Muslim, Jewish and Christian populations. Yiwu is the ancestral town of singer Wang Leehom and Kuomintang leader Eric Chu.

Lao Airlines takes reception of its first Comac C909 on 30 March 2025

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On 30 March 2025, Lao Airlines announces on Facebook that the airline has received the key to operating its first Comac C909 at the Comac Delivery Center in China. The aircraft's delivery flight to Vientiane is scheduled to land in Vientiane at 2 pm on 31 March 2025.

Lao Airlines is the first external operator of Comac C909. The airline plans to introduce the aircraft on its domestic routes to Luang Prabang, Pakse, Savannakhet, among other airports in Laos, before commencing international flights in the future.

The Comac C909, which spots Lao Airlines' newest livery in blue and white, is the 12th aircraft in Lao Airlines' fleet.

Air Guilin launches flights to Xuzhou via Guilin, and from Haikou to Nanning on 30 March 2025

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Former Hainan Airlines subsidiary Air Guilin launches scheduled flights from Haikou to Xuzhou via Guilin and from Haikou to Nanning on 30 March 2025.

According to schedules, Air Guilin flight GT1131 departs from Haikou for Xuzhou via Guilin at 8 am on 30 March 2025, stops over in Guilin at 9.25 am before leaving Guilin for Xuzhou at 10.25 am and touching down in Xuzhou at 12.35 pm.

At 8.15 pm, flight GT1132 leaves Xuzhou for Haikou via Guilin, transits in Guilin at 10.35 pm before taking off from Guilin for Haikou at 11.30 pm and arriving in Haikou at 12.55 am the next day.

In addition, on 30 March 2025, Air Guilin flight GT1155 is scheduled to take off from Haikou for Nanning at 9.40 am, touches down in Nanning at 10.55 am before leaving Nanning for Haikou at 11.45 am and landing in Haikou at 12.50 pm under flight GT1156.

Air Guilin flies to Guilin, Xuzhou and Nanning from Haikou on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with its A320 aircraft that shows its former logo with the HNA logo sticker stripped off. 

The airline has recently changed its Guilin lake logo to the one showing the stylized Guilin lake and mountain on three stripes in red, green and blue representing passion, environmental sustainabiity and freedom to fly