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Myanmar National Airlines launches scheduled flight to Suvarnabhumi on 28 January 2016

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Myanmar National Airlines launches daily flights to Suvarnabhumi from Yangon with effect from 28 January 2016.

On 28 January 2016 (Thursday), Myanmar National Airlines flight UB017 departs from Yangon for Suvarnabhumi at 5.55 pm, arrives in Suvarnabhumi at 7.25 pm before leaving Suvarnabhumi at 8.55 pm and arriving in Yangon at 9.25 pm under flight UB018. The Tuesday outbound and inbound flights of UB017/UB018 with effect from 2 February 2016 share the same timing as the Thursday flight.

On Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays starting 31 January, flight UB017 departs from Yangon for Suvarnabhumi at 5.45 pm, arrives in Suvarnabhumi at 7.15 pm before leaving Suvarnabhumi at 9.05 pm and touching down in Yangon at 11.35 pm under flight UB018 while on Saturdays starting 30 January, flight UB017 leaves Yangon for Suvarnabhumi at 6.15 pm, touches down in Suvarnabhumi at 7.45 pm before UB018 takes off at 8.55 pm and arrives in Yangon at 9.25 pm.

Colorful Guizhou Airlines launches official inaugural flight to Bijie on 31 December 2015

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Colorful Guizhou Airlines is China's newest domestic airline headquartered in Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport. It launches its official inaugural ceremonial flight from Guiyang to Bijie, a Guizhou county-level city, on 31 December 2015. 

Full operations will proceed on 1 January 2016 with regular scheduled services to Bijie, as well as weekly flight services to Tongren (another small Guizhou city), Chengdu, Tianjin, Zhuhai and Ningbo that will be launched gradually.

Colorful Guizhou Airlines currently has two Embraer E190 aircraft. Its first Embraer E190 aircraft first arrived in Guiyang on 7 December 2015, followed by its second aircraft of the same type on 22 December 2015. The airline ordered a total of 17 E190 aircraft on 15 June 2015 and expects to increase its fleet up to more than 20 aircraft by 2020.

Colorful Guizhou Airlines is established officially on 19 June 2015 by provincial-owned Guizhou Industrial Investment (Group) Company Limited and receives its Air Operator Certificate on 29 December 2015. Its official inaugural flight on 31 December marks the beginning of Guiyang's first locally-owned airline and heralds improvements to regional aviation in southwest China. 

Siam Air operates on behalf of Orient Thai Airlines to Singapore on 1 January 2016

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Siam Air is short for Siam Air Transport Co Ltd, a small private airline based in Don Mueang, Thailand. It has converted its charter flights to scheduled flights after receiving its first Boeing B737-800 aircraft named "EEE" on 24 October 2015 with its first revenue scheduled flight to Hong Kong on 11 November 2015 and to Macau from Don Mueang on 25 December 2015. On 1 January 2016, it is launching a daily scheduled flight to Singapore from Don Mueang on behalf of Orient Thai Airlines.

On 1 January 2016, Siam Air flight O8 668 departs from Don Mueang for Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 at 7.50 am, arrives in Singapore at 11.30 am before leaving Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3  at 12.35 pm and touching down in Don Mueang at 2.20 pm under O8 669.

Orient Thai Airlines has a sales and marketing agreement with Siam Air whereby the latter sells on-line tickets on Orient Thai's web-site and Siam Air flights are operated on behalf of Orient Thai Airlines. Interested customers can book Siam Air's Singapore-Don Mueang-Singapore tickets on www.flyorientthai.com or via Siam Air's web-site www.siamair.co.th. 

Sayacinta - Airpost understands that Orient Thai Airlines which operates limited domestic flights to Phuket and regular flights to Hong Kong and charter flights to Chinese cities such as Chongqing, Changsha, Chengdu, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Guangzhou and Zhengzhou using its Boeing B747/B767/B737 aircraft did not take up any slot allocated to the airline by Changi Airport for years due to aircraft availability and financial constraints.

Orient Thai Airlines formerly operated scheduled flights to Singapore from Phnom Penh in the name of Cambodia International Airlines in the late 1990s.

Malindo Air operates Southeast Asia's first low-cost scheduled service to Sanya

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Malindo Air has launched Southeast Asia's first daytime low-cost service to Sanya, the southernmost city of China, on 20 December 2015 while its first night time flight to Sanya begins on 24 December 2015. The airline departs on Sundays and Thursdays from Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) in Sepang for Sanya and returns to KLIA2 on Sundays and Fridays.

On Sundays beginning 20 December, Malindo Air flight OD604 departs from KLIA2 for Sanya at 5.50 am, arrives in Sanya at 10.35 am. At 11.35 am, flight OD7603 leaves Sanya at 11.35 am and touches down in KLIA2 at 4.20 pm.

On Thursdays beginning 24 December, flight OD604 leaves KLIA2 for Sanya at 9.20 pm, arrives in Sanya at 2.05 am before leaving Sanya at 3.05 am and arriving in KLIA2 at 8 am under flight OD603.

Malindo Air is the first low-cost airline outside China to operate scheduled flights to Sanya.

Malindo Air and Sayacinta - Airpost wish everyone Merry Christmas and a Happier New Year 2016.

Malaysia's newest private airline Rayani Air launches inaugural domestic flight

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Rayani Air has flown to Langkawi from Kuala Lumpur on its maiden flight. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Seth Akmal, December 20, 2015.

Malaysia's first shariah-compliant airline, Rayani Air launched its maiden flight from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi on 20 December 2015.

Managing director Jaafar Zamhari said flight RN0600 took off at 10 am, from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) in Sepang, ferrying 150 passengers, including 18 orphans from the Taufik Islami Institute in Klang, Selangor and media practitioners. Overall, he expressed satisfaction with the flight operations even though there was a slight delay during passenger check-in.

"So far, I am satisfied with the performance of the crew. They are trained personnel and some of them have the experience in the aviation industry. I hope everything goes well," he said before the Boeing 737-400 took off.

A passenger, Ahmad Aiman Mohd Razali, 29, said the price offered by the airline was reasonable with full-service which distinguished it from other airlines.

"With one ticket, the baggage allowance is up to 20kg with in-flight meals. So far, I am satisfied with the service."

Rayani Air serves only halal food and no alcohol onboard its flights. Future flights include operations from Langkawi to Penang, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, other Malaysian cities, Kualanamu and Jakarta. Long-term plans include long-haul flights to Jeddah and Riyadh.

On Friday, Rayani Air received an air service licence and air operator certificate from the Department of Civil Aviation. The company is a collaboration between an oil and gas company, Merdeka Jayabumi Enterprise and mining company, Terus Maju Metal.

Jin Air launches B777-200ER flights to Honolulu and Phuket on 19 December 2015

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Jin Air, the low-cost airline subsidiary of Korean Air, launches Boeing B777-200ER flights to Honolulu and Phuket on 19 December 2015 today.

On 19 December, Jin Air flight LJ601 departs from Incheon for Honolulu at 8.40 pm, arrives in Honolulu at 9.20 am before departing from Honolulu at 10.40 am on 20 December and touching down in Incheon at 4.25 pm under flight LJ602. Flights to Honolulu are operated on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Jin Air is the first Asian low-cost airline to operate flights to Honolulu, the Pacific gateway to the United States.

On the same day, another B777-200ER flight of Jin Air departs from Incheon for Phuket at 5.45 pm under flight LJ071, arrives in Phuket at 10.20 pm before leaving Phuket at 11.30 pm and touching down in Incheon at 7.15 am on 20 December under flight LJ072. Flights are operated on a daily basis.

Jin Air initially flew between Incheon and Phuket six times a week from 2 December to 18 December 2015 using a Boeing B737-800 aircraft.

Both B777 aircraft were transferred to Jin Air by its parent company Korean Air.

Jetstar Pacific links Vinh with Nha Trang from 15 December 2015

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Jetstar Pacific launches thrice weekly flights between Vinh and Nha Trang in Vietnam from 15 December 2015.

On 15 December 2015, Jetstar Pacific flight BL321 departs from Vin for Nha Trang at 9.10 am, arrives in Nha Trang at 10.45 am before leaving Nha Trang for Vinh at 11.25 am and arriving in Vinh at 1 pm under flight BL322.

Jetstar Pacific operates on the new route on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays using its Airbus A320 aircraft.

Myanmar National Airlines adjusts Singapore daily flight schedules

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Myanmar National Airlines flight UB001 is rescheduled to depart at 7.15 am for Singapore from Yangon with effect from 1 January 2016. It arrives in Singapore at 11.45 am and will depart from Singapore at 1 pm under flight UB002. It is supposed to arrive back in Yangon at 2.30 pm local time.

In order to assist customers, Myanmar National Airlines will waive applicable rebooking and cancellation charges.

Myanmar National Airlines has started to fly daily between Yangon and Singapore since beginning of November 2015.

Accommodation Review : Guangzhou Airport Apartments 广州机场航空公寓

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我选择航空明珠公寓， 因为民房改造的旅客公寓离机场5分钟车程而且邻近九元航空公司总部； 经理和员工们很友善， 接外宾入住； 此公寓提供预付服务， 为我省了旅费；酒店提供的来回接送服务免费；此公寓卫生条件高， 没有蚊子。退房后，司机载我到九元航空办公大楼办事，超棒！酒店收押金100元。注：司机在机场接旅客的地点位于国内出发厅3楼3号门 （凌晨12点以前）， 6号门（凌晨12点后）。住航空明珠公寓，请自备早餐因为周围的餐馆很晚营业但提供宵夜。还好前晚搭乘虎航的航班给我免费的水果餐，我不至于在公寓挨饿！稍微离此公寓远的雅尔轩公寓也接受外宾， 提供免费早餐但没有在携程提供接客的讯息， 离航空公司办公楼较远而且蚊子很多。

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公寓地址： 广州市白云区人和镇高增德华路四巷八横四号。电话： 020-36177876. 手机： 18998383199.

English Translation:

I stayed in Airport Pearl Apartments (known also as Guangzhou Airport Apartments) because it is located very near to the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, approximately five minutes by car, and is the apartments nearest to the Head Office of 9Air. The manager and her staff are friendly and hospitable to tourists. The apartment offers prepayment service and complimentary airport return transfers. 

The rooms are highly hygienic and are free of mosquitoes. After checking-out, the chauffeur fetched me to the Head Office of 9Air under my request for a complimentary visit!

Key-room deposit is 100 RMB.

To be picked up at the airport, please wait at Gate 3 on the third level of the Domestic Terminal before 12 am. After 12 am, wait at Gate 6. Please bring your own breakfast as the restaurants around the apartment open late in the morning but close after 2 am. Fortunately, Tigerair's free mixed fruits cup helps fill my hunger in the early morning.

Nearest to the airport is another apartment by the name of Ya Er Xuan Apartments that offers complimentary breakfast but it does not provide passenger pickup information on Ctrip. It is further away from 9Air Head Office and mosquitoes frequent the apartments.

Address : No. 4 Transverse 8 Lane 4, Dehua Road, Gao Zeng, Renhe Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou. Tel : 020-36177876. Mobile : 18998383199.

Emirates operates the world's longest air route to Panama City

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Emirates is launching the world's longest air route, Dubai to Panama City, on 1 February 2016 using its Boeing B777-200LR aircraft that features 8 First Class, 42 Business Class and 216 Economy Class seats and can carry up to 15 tonnes of key imports and exports including pharmaceuticals, machinery and electronics.

On 1 February 2016, Emirates flight EK251 departs from Dubai for Panama City at 8.05 am, arrives in Panama City at 4.40 pm before leaving Panama at 10.10 pm and arriving in Dubai at 10.55 pm on 2 February 2016 under EK252. Passengers can connect to flights from Dubai to Singapore under EK432 at 2.35 am on 3 February 2016 and touching down in Singapore at 1.45 pm on the same day.

The longest Westbound route from Dubai to Panama City takes place daily and it is the Middle East's first direct flight to Central America.

Singapore has a minority community of Central American expatriates that may well consider flying to Central America via Dubai.