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Yuvajet, that will launch its first scheduled flight in June 2018 from Ranchi, has unveiled its re-designed aircraft livery, logo and ERJ 145 aircraft cabin interior. For further updates, visit https://www.facebook.com/kinshuk555.
Earlier Report :-
http://kucinta-setia.blogspot.sg/2017/11/new-indian-airline-yuvajet-delays.html
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Donghai Airlines, Shenzhen's private airline, has officially launched two new international routes, Shenzhen - Pattaya Utapao and Shenzhen - Phu Quoc.
On 14 December 2017, Donghai Airlines flight DZ6281 departs from Shenzhen for Utapao at 9.30 am, arrives in Utapao at 12.45 pm before leaving Utapao at 5.15 pm and touching down in Shenzhen at 8.15 pm under flight DZ6282. Flights between Shenzhen and Utapao are on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
On 15 December 2017, flight DZ6227 leaves Shenzhen for Phu Quoc at 9.30 am, arrives in Phu Quoc at 12.45 pm before departing from Phu Quoc at 6.10 pm and landing in Shenzhen at 9.10 pm under flight DZ6228. Flights are operated between Shenzhen and Phu Quoc on Mondays and Fridays.
All flights are operated by Donghai Airlines' B737-800 aircraft.
Donghai Airlines further plans to launch flights to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Suvarnabhumi, Taoyuan, Narita, Darwin and other popular worldwide airport destinations in Asia, Europe, North America and Australia within the next two years onwards, using five procured B787-900 Dreamliner jets, 10 737 MAX 10 and 15 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Currently, Donghai Airlines has a fleet of 16 B737-800 jets serving domestic and international routes.
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Tianjin Airlines, the Tianjin-based subsidiary of Hainan Airlines, launches once a week scheduled flight to Auckland from Tianjin via Xi'an Xianyang International Airport on 29 December 2017 using its Airbus A330 aircraft. The flight takes place every Friday.
On 29 December 2017, Tianjin Airlines flight GS7967 departs from Tianjin for Auckland via Xi'an at 9.10 pm, transits in Xi'an at 11.10 pm before leaving Xi'an for Auckland at 1.10 am on 30 December 2017 and touching down in Auckland at 7.05 pm.
The return flight GS7968 leaves Auckland for Xi'an at 10.05 pm on 30 December 2017, arrives in Xi'an at 6.35 am local time before departing for Tianjin at 9.40 am and arriving in Tianjin at 11.25 am.
Tianjin Airlines started to deploy Airbus A330 on its international routes in May 2016. It now serves more than 30 worldwide destinations with A330 including the following routes, Tianjin - Moscow, Tianjin - Chongqing - London, Tianjin - Chongqing - Auckland, Chongqing - Moscow and Chongqing - Melbourne.
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Spring Airlines launches new Cambodia and Shijiazhuang routes during the Christmas week of 2017 using its Airbus A320 aircraft.
On 25 December 2017, Spring Airlines launches inaugural flight from Ningbo to Phnom Penh via Jieyang Shantou while it opens its new route from Ningbo to Siem Reap via Jieyang Shantou on 26 December 2017. Its flights to Phnom Penh from Ningbo are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while its flights to Siem Reap from Ningbo are on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
On 29 September 2017, the Shijiazhuang base of Spring Airlines launches daily flights to Yancheng, Fuzhou and Chengde.
Below are the listed flight schedules of Spring Airlines' Christmas week new routes:-
With effect from 25 December 2017 (for Monday, Wednesday and Friday flights)
Flight 9C8565 | Ningbo - Jieyang Shantou | 8.30 am - 10.15 am
Flight 9C8565 | Jieyang Shantou - Phnom Penh | 11.45 am - 1.50 pm
Flight 9C8566 | Phnom Penh - Jieyang Shantou | 2.55 pm - 7 pm
Flight 9C8566 | Jieyang Shantou - Ningbo | 8.30 pm - 10.05 pm
With effect from 26 December 2017 (for Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday flights)
Flight 9C8571 | Ningbo - Jieyang Shantou | 8.30 am - 10.15 am
Flight 9C8571 | Jieyang Shantou - Siem Reap | 11.45 am - 1.35 pm
Flight 9C8572 | Siem Reap - Jieyang Shantou | 3 pm - 6.50 pm
Flight 9C8572 | Jieyang Shantou - Ningbo | 8 pm - 10.05 pm
With effect from 29 December 2017 (new daily flights)
Flight 9C8575 | Shijiazhuang - Yancheng | 7.30 am - 9.25 am
Flight 9C8575 | Yancheng - Fuzhou | 10.15 am - 12.15 pm
Flight 9C8786 | Fuzhou - Yancheng | 1.10 pm - 2.55 pm
Flight 9C8786 | Yancheng - Shijiazhuang | 3.40 pm - 5.35 pm
Flight 9C8903 | Shijiazhuang - Chengde | 10.25 am - 11.45 am
Flight 9C8904 | Chengde - Shijiazhuang | 1.55 pm - 3.15 pm
With the additions of Ningbo and Jieyang Shantou, Phnom Penh is connected to Spring Airlines' five Chinese city destinations including Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
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On 28 December 2017, China Eastern Yunnan Airlines deploys its first B737 MAX 8 on its Kunming - Male route. The airline has just received its first B737 MAX 8.
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XpressAir, a private Indonesian airline headquartered in Jakarta, launches its inaugural scheduled flight from Pontianak in Kalimantan to Miri in Sarawak on 12 December 2017 using one of its 4 Boeing B737-300 aircraft.
On 12 December 2017, XpressAir flight XN770 departs from Pontianak for Miri at 1.25 pm, arrives in Miri at 4 pm before leaving Miri for Pontianak at 4.50 pm and touching down in Pontianak at 5.25 pm under flight XN771.
According to XpressAir, its flights depart for Miri from Pontianak on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Miri is one of two Sarawak cities in XpressAir's route network. The other Sarawak city is Kuching. The airline is developing Pontianak as its international hub. Its other hubs are in the Indonesian cities of Makassar (for flights from Jakarta to eastern Indonesia and Sorong (for flights to Irian Jaya).
XpressAir also flies to Senai and Melaka in Peninsula Malaysia. It has a fleet of B737-300 and 6 Dornier DO 328-100 aircraft.
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Lanmei Airlines, Cambodia's newest Chinese-invested airline that started operations to Macau and Koror on 29 September 2017, opens three new routes formally on 20 December 2017. The new routes are Sihanoukville - Hong Kong - Sihanoukville, Phnom Penh - Hanoi - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap - Ho Chi Minh City - Siem Reap.
On 20 December 2017, Lanmei Airlines flight LQ970 departs from Sihanoukville for Hong Kong at 8.40 am, arrives in Hong Kong at 12.50 pm before leaving Hong Kong for Sihanoukville at 2.10 pm and touching down in Sihanoukville at 4.10 pm under flight LQ971. These flights are correct at time of press and are valid on Wednesdays and Sundays.
On Mondays beginning 25 December 2017, LQ970 departs from Sihanoukville for Hong Kong at 3.15 pm, arrives in Hong Kong at 7.25 pm before LQ971 leaves Hong Kong for Sihanoukville at 8.25 pm and touches down in Sihanoukville at 10.25 pm.
Flights are operated by A321 aircraft. With the arrival of Lanmei Airlines' first flight to Hong Kong, the Cambodian port and beach resort city of Sihanoukville will be Hong Kong International Airport's newest destination in 2017.
On 20 December 2017, flight LQ666 departs from Phnom Penh for Hanoi at 7.35 am, arrives in Hanoi at 9.20 am before taking off from Hanoi for Phnom Penh at 10.30 am and touching down in Phnom Penh at 12.10 pm under flight LQ667. These flights are valid on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Tuesday flights start on 26 December 2017. On that day LQ666 leaves Phnom Penh for Hanoi at 7 am, touches down in Hanoi at 8.45 am before leaving Hanoi for Phnom Penh at 9.55 am and arriving in Phnom Penh at 11.40 am under flight LQ667.
Lanmei Airlines flies to Ho Chi Minh City from Siem Reap on Wednesdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
On 20 December 2017, flight LQ660 leaves Siem Reap for Ho Chi Minh City at 2.55 pm, arrives in Ho Chi Minh City at 4 pm before leaving Ho Chi Minh City for Siem Reap at 5 pm and landing in Siem Reap at 5.50 pm under flight LQ661.
On Tuesdays beginning 26 December 2017, flight LQ661 arrives in Siem Reap at 6 pm while on Fridays beginning 29 December 2017 it touches down in Siem Reap at 6.05 pm.
Flights are operated by either Lanmei Airlines' A321, which belonged to defunct carrier Monarch Airlines, or by its A320 aircraft.
Lanmei Airlines as of 7 December 2017 serves the airports of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Macau and Koror. Domestic flight tickets of Phnom Penh-Siem Reap route are bookable at www.lanmeiairlines.com while other flight tickets of the airline are available on Ctrip.com and in the Sabre ticketing system.
Ctrip.com revealed that Lanmei Airlines is launching flight from Sihanoukville to Siem Reap on 4 January 2018 and flight LQ332 will depart every Thursday from Sihanoukville for Siem Reap at 11.45 am, arrive in Siem Reap at 12.40 pm before leaving Siem Reap for Sihanoukville at 2.30 pm under flight LQ333 and touching down in Sihanoukville at 3.25 pm. However, the dates are subject to change.
Flights from either Phnom Penh or Siem Reap to Incheon and Singapore may be opened sometime later in 2018.
Sayacinta - Airpost plans to publish an inflight review on Lanmei Airlines in 2018.
Customers interested to book Lanmei Airlines tickets may visit Lanmei Airlines Hong Kong branch office at 9th Floor, Chung Nam Building, 1 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong or its Head Office at 575 D & E, Russian Federation Boulevard, Phnom Penh.
Visit Lanmei Airlines Hong Kong and Lanmei Airlines Facebook for further information.
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Hongtu Airlines, previously a low-cost airline of Yunnan, became a full-service carrier of the Chinese province in July 2017. It plans to launch flights to Qingdao and Shenyang from Kunming on 12 December 2017, with scheduled weekly services on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
On 12 December 2017, Hongtu Airlines' first aircraft the Airbus A321 departs from Kunming for Qingdao and Shenyang at 7.10 am, transits in Qingdao at 10.30 am before leaving Qingdao for Shenyang at 11.30 am and touching down in Shenyang at 1.05 pm under flight A67135.
Hongtu Airlines' flight A67136 leaves Shenyang for Qingdao at 6.50 pm, transits in Qingdao at 8.20 pm before departing from Qingdao for Kunming at 9.20 pm and arriving in Kunming at 10.55 pm on 12 December 2017.
From 14 December 2017 onwards, the routes will be served by Hongtu Airlines' second aircraft the Airbus A320 "Li Li Tribe" as seen in the above picture.
Hongtu Airlines has a fleet of 2 A320-200 and 2 A321-200 jets.
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Bassaka Air (百善航空), the Cambodian (not Cambodian-Chinese) passenger airline that cooperates with Nagacorp in offering charter flights to and from Mainland China, launches scheduled daily flight from Phnom Penh to Kuala Lumpur using its Airbus A320 aircraft on 31 January 2018.
On 31 January 2018, Bassaka Air flight 5B601 departs from Phnom Penh for Kuala Lumpur at 7.20 am, arrives in Kuala Lumpur at 10.10 am before leaving Kuala Lumpur for Phnom Penh at 11.10 am and touching down in Phnom Penh at 12 pm under flight 5B602.
Kuala Lumpur is Bassaka Air's second international scheduled destination in 3 years after Macau. Bassaka Air started operations as a charter airline in 2014 after it was awarded its AOC on 6 October 2014. Charter flight destinations include Changsha, Xi'an Xianyang, Hangzhou and Qingdao. It is the second Cambodian private airline to launch flight to Kuala Lumpur after JC International Airlines between 2017 and March 2018.
Bassaka Air is a full service airline that provides food and beverages as well as free baggage allowances for all flights despite its low fares.
