Tuesday, 11 December 2018

China Express plans scheduled flights to Mongolia, Laos, the Philippines and Singapore in 2019

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals



According to the flight permit notice of CAAC on 12 December 2018, China Express, short for China Express Airlines, plans to launch direct scheduled flights from different Chinese cities to Mongolia, Laos, the Philippines and Singapore in 2019. The proposed routes are listed below:


China Express plans up to thrice-weekly cargo/passenger flights from Hohhot to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, in January 2019.

Cargo/passenger flights from Tianjin to Ulaanbaatar are planned to be operated by China Express up to four times a week starting from January 2019. Aircraft is either Bombardier CRJ900 or Airbus A320-200 aircraft.

China Express plans daily flight from Chongqing to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, using Airbus A320 aircraft. Inaugural flight is planned to take off in January 2019. If there is no opposition from Lao Airlines, Vientiane will be the first airport outside China to welcome China Express' A320-200 aircraft. 

In February 2019, China Express plans to launch daily flight from Chongqing to Manila in February 2019 using A320-200 aircraft.

Finally, China Express plans to launch non-stop flight from Guiyang to Singapore Changi Airport in April 2019. Cargo/passenger flights using A320 aircraft will be operated on this route up to four times a week.

If the flight frequencies are not opposed by other air transport operators in China before 18 December 2018 and are approved by the respective airport authorities, China Express will avail the flight schedules and ticket prices on its web-site www.chinaexpressair.com and on-line ticketing platforms such as Ctrip and Trip in due course. 

Currently, China Express operates flights from the Guangxi port city of Zhanjiang to Phnom Penh and Don Mueang using Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft.

China Express has a fleet of 6 A320-200 and 38 Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft.




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