Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
On 31 January 2021, Juneyao Air successfully launches its maiden flight on the Pudong-Yongzhou-Kunming route. The HO1019 flight operated by Juneyao Air Airbus A320 takes off from Pudong at 2.35 pm with a full load of passengers. It transits in Yongzhou at 5.10 pm before leaving Yongzhou for Kunming at 5.55 pm and arriving in Kunming at 7.50 pm.
Flight HO1020 departing from Kunming for Pudong via Yongzhou was cancelled on 31 January. According to schedules, under normal circumstances, flight HO1020 took off from Kunming at 8.40 pm and eventually landed in Pudong at 12.10 am the next day via Yongzhou.
Flight HO1019 is the first new flight service to resume after Yongzhou Lingling Airport’s temporary closure due to its renovation and expansion project. Juneyao Air's first flight to Yongzhou is the sole flight from Shanghai to Yongzhou, following Changsha, Zhangjiajie, Yueyang. , Hengyang, Shaoyang and Changde, Juneyao Airlines’ seventh destination in Hunan. The opening of the new route is of great significance. It has expanded Juneyao Air's route network, optimized and enriched Hunan’s route layout, and basically completed Juneyao Air route coverage in Hunan. On the day of the maiden flight, Juneyao Air held ceremonies at the airports of Shanghai, Yongzhou and Kunming to commemorate the maiden flight of the new route.
The opening of the Shanghai-Yongzhou-Kunming route has greatly enriched the choices of Hunan passengers in Shanghai and Yunnan. Juneyao Air has committed to support the development of the new airport and actively participating in the opening of new airport routes. In recent years, it has opened routes to Guangdong Huizhou Pingtan Airport, Fujian Sanmingsha County Airport, Yueyang Sanhe Airport, etc.
Yongzhou Lingling Airport, due to its renovation and expansion project in 2019, is temporarily closed from 4 June 2020 to 27 January 2021. Its Youngzhou-Kunming route will also be served by China Eastern.
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