Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
Urumqi Air, member airline of the U-Fly Alliance and sister airline of HK Express in Xinjiang, launches five new routes in Xinjiang on 25 and 27 March 2018 using its first Embraer E190 regional jet, which it received on 17 March 2018 in Urumqi.
The five new Xinjiang autonomous regional routes are Urumqi - Kuche, Kuche - Yarkant, Urumqi - Karamay, Karamay - Turpan and Karamay - Korla.
On 25 March 2018 (Sunday), Urumqi Air's first E190 regional jet launches its first flight from Urumqi for Karamay at 10.05 am and arrives in Karamay at 11.05 am under flight UQ2571. It leaves Karamay for Urumqi at 7.25 pm under flight UQ2572 and lands in Urumqi at 8.15 pm.
Before returning to Urumqi from Karamay, the E190 flight changes code to UQ2667 in order to operate the new flight service to Turpan.
Flight UQ2667 departs from Karamay for Turpan at 11.50 am, arrives in Turpan at 12.55 pm before leaving Turpan for Karamay at 1.40 pm and touching down in Karamay at 2.55 pm under flight UQ2668 on 25 March 2018.
In Karamay at 3.40 pm on 25 March 2018, the E190 flight UQ2649 departs from Karamay for Korla at 3.40 pm, touches down in Korla at 4.45 pm before leaving Korla for Karamay at 5.30 pm and landing in Karamay at 6.40 pm to pick-up Urumqi-bound passengers.
Urumqi Air's flights to Karamay, Turpan and Korla are operated on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
On 27 March 2018 (Tuesday), Urumqi Air flight UQ2599 departs from Urumqi for Yarkant via Kuche at 10.05 am, arrives in Kuche at 11.20 am before leaving Kuche for Yarkant at 12.10 pm and touching down in Yarkant at 1.40 pm.
At 4.45 pm, flight UQ2600 leaves Yarkant for Urumqi via Kuche at 4.45 pm, transits in Kuche at 6.10 pm before Kuche for Urumqi at 7 pm and arriving in Urumqi at 8.15 pm.
Flights from Urumqi to Kuche and Yarkant are operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Yarkant, in Uyghur language, is also known as Shache in Chinese, a city reknown for its corn, pomegranates, walnuts and other agricultural produce while Kuche is reknown for its ancient Buddhist history as a town along the Silk Road.
Urumqi Air has a fleet of 12 B737-800 aircraft besides its only E190 regional aircraft. It plans to add 10 more aircraft to its fleet in 2018 and will launch its first international route later this year. It plans to link Urumqi with cities in Central Asia, the Middle East, Europe and South Asia in the long-run.
As the low-cost airline of Xinjiang, Urumqi Air flies from Urumqi to Aksu, Changsha, Chengdu, Haikou, Hefei, Hotan, Kashgar, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Mianyang, Xi'an, Yining and Zhengzhou. From 25 March 2018 onwards, it also flies to Chinese destinations outside Xinjiang including Jiayuguan, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiangyang and Boao, the third airport in Hainan, using its B737-800 jets.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
Urumqi Air, member airline of the U-Fly Alliance and sister airline of HK Express in Xinjiang, launches five new routes in Xinjiang on 25 and 27 March 2018 using its first Embraer E190 regional jet, which it received on 17 March 2018 in Urumqi.
The five new Xinjiang autonomous regional routes are Urumqi - Kuche, Kuche - Yarkant, Urumqi - Karamay, Karamay - Turpan and Karamay - Korla.
On 25 March 2018 (Sunday), Urumqi Air's first E190 regional jet launches its first flight from Urumqi for Karamay at 10.05 am and arrives in Karamay at 11.05 am under flight UQ2571. It leaves Karamay for Urumqi at 7.25 pm under flight UQ2572 and lands in Urumqi at 8.15 pm.
Before returning to Urumqi from Karamay, the E190 flight changes code to UQ2667 in order to operate the new flight service to Turpan.
Flight UQ2667 departs from Karamay for Turpan at 11.50 am, arrives in Turpan at 12.55 pm before leaving Turpan for Karamay at 1.40 pm and touching down in Karamay at 2.55 pm under flight UQ2668 on 25 March 2018.
In Karamay at 3.40 pm on 25 March 2018, the E190 flight UQ2649 departs from Karamay for Korla at 3.40 pm, touches down in Korla at 4.45 pm before leaving Korla for Karamay at 5.30 pm and landing in Karamay at 6.40 pm to pick-up Urumqi-bound passengers.
Urumqi Air's flights to Karamay, Turpan and Korla are operated on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
On 27 March 2018 (Tuesday), Urumqi Air flight UQ2599 departs from Urumqi for Yarkant via Kuche at 10.05 am, arrives in Kuche at 11.20 am before leaving Kuche for Yarkant at 12.10 pm and touching down in Yarkant at 1.40 pm.
At 4.45 pm, flight UQ2600 leaves Yarkant for Urumqi via Kuche at 4.45 pm, transits in Kuche at 6.10 pm before Kuche for Urumqi at 7 pm and arriving in Urumqi at 8.15 pm.
Flights from Urumqi to Kuche and Yarkant are operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Yarkant, in Uyghur language, is also known as Shache in Chinese, a city reknown for its corn, pomegranates, walnuts and other agricultural produce while Kuche is reknown for its ancient Buddhist history as a town along the Silk Road.
Urumqi Air has a fleet of 12 B737-800 aircraft besides its only E190 regional aircraft. It plans to add 10 more aircraft to its fleet in 2018 and will launch its first international route later this year. It plans to link Urumqi with cities in Central Asia, the Middle East, Europe and South Asia in the long-run.
As the low-cost airline of Xinjiang, Urumqi Air flies from Urumqi to Aksu, Changsha, Chengdu, Haikou, Hefei, Hotan, Kashgar, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Mianyang, Xi'an, Yining and Zhengzhou. From 25 March 2018 onwards, it also flies to Chinese destinations outside Xinjiang including Jiayuguan, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiangyang and Boao, the third airport in Hainan, using its B737-800 jets.
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