Sichuan Airlines resumes weekly flight to Changi from 25 November 2022

 Report, image by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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Sichuan Airlines has resumed weekly scheduled flight from Chengdu to Changi on Fridays since 25 November 2022.

According to schedules, Sichuan Airlines flight 3U3919 departs from Chengdu-Shuangliu for Changi at 9.20 am, touches down in Changi at 2.10 pm before leaving Changi for Chengdu at 3.50 pm and arriving in Chengdu-Shuangliu at 8.50 pm under flight 3U3920.

On 25 November 2022, flight 3U3919 operated by Sichuan Airlines' A321neo landed in Changi at 1.56 pm while flight 3U3920 arrived in Shuangliu from Changi at 8.30 pm.

On other Fridays including 2 December 2022, Sichuan Airlines' A330 aircraft operates flights between the two airports.

Bhutan Airlines arranges chartered flights to Penang, KLIA and Changi in December 2022

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA / Images : Bhutan Airlines, Travel Bhutan Tours

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According to Routes & Journeys Bhutan, the company has chartered Bhutan Airlines' flights in the name of Travel Bhutan Tours for journeys to pick up its group tour clients in Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore for Paro with Bhutan Airlines' Airbus A319 aircraft.

Bhutan Airlines' first chartered flight to Penang from Paro via Kolkata takes place on 3 December 2022 under flight B3-786 and the direct flight to Paro from Penang is under flight B3-787.

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Bhutan Airlines performs several chartered flights to KLIA in December 2022 with its first direct flight to Paro from KLIA, after Bhutan's border re-opening, on 6 December 2022, under flight B3-709 while the flight to KLIA, B3-708, stops over in Kolkata for 45 minutes.

Routes & Journeys Bhutan revealed the company's first charter flight from KLIA to Paro is in 2015.

Future dates of Bhutan Airlines' chartered flights from KLIA to Paro are on 23 January, 20 and 29 April 2023.

According to Routes & Journeys Bhutan, Bhutan Airlines departs from Paro for Changi via Kolkata and KLIA under flight B3-780 on 15 December 2022, transits in KLIA2 at 1.30 am on 16 December 2022 before leaving KLIA2 for Changi at 3 am and touching down in Changi by 4 am.

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The first chartered flight of Bhutan Airlines from Singapore after Bhutan re-opens its borders, B3-781, leaves Changi at 5 am and arrives in Paro at 7.30 am local time.

On 22 and 29 December 2022, the A319 picks up homeward-bound passengers for Singapore at 4 pm, transits in Kolkata for 45 minutes and lands in Changi at 1.20 am and 2.06 am on 23 and 30 December 2022 respectively before taking off for Paro and via Suvarnabhumi at 5 am and 3.30 am respectively. 

Routes & Journeys Bhutan explains that when the aircraft is fully-booked from Paro to the overseas airports, the aircraft needs to stop over in Kolkata for refueling.

On Sundays, Routes & Journeys Bhutan's Singaporean clients leave for Paro via Guwahati with Drukair Royal Bhutan Airlines' A319/A320 aircraft.

For further information on Routes & Journeys' Bhutan tour packages, email bhutan@routesandjourneys.com.

Air Serbia launches long-haul flight to Chicago on 17 May 2023

 Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA  / Image : File Photo

Air Serbia has announced that it is providing non-stop scheduled flight services between Belgrade and Chicago from 17 May 2023, in order to continue to expand its business in the U.S. market. Until 11 June 2023, there will be two round trips per week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. From 12 June 2023, the Belgrade-Chicago route will be increased to three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

On 17 May 2023, Air Serbia flight JU506 departs from Belgrade for Chicago at 6.50 am, touches down in Chicago local time at 10.50 am before leaving Chicago for Belgrade at 12.40 pm and arriving in Belgrade at 5.30 am on 18 May 2023 under flight JU507. The timings are effective for travel on Wednesdays.

The Saturday flight is as follows:-

Flight JU506 takes off from Belgrade for Chicago at 5.20 pm, arrives in Chicago at 9.20 pm local time before departing from Chicago for Belgrade at 11.10 pm under flight JU507 and arriving in Belgrade at 4 pm on Sunday.

The Monday flight on 12 June 2023 is as follows:-

Flight JU506 takes off from Belgrade for Chicago at 12.50 pm, arrives in Chicago at 4.50 pm local time before departing from Chicago for Belgrade at 6.40 pm under flight JU507 and arriving in Belgrade at 11.30 am on Tuesday.

The flight time of each one-way flight operated by Air Serbia's A330-200 jet is about 11 hours. The route is now open for ticket sales, with a round-trip starting price of 640 euros (including taxes and fees).

Air Serbia's direct flight between Belgrade and Chicago will also provide good connections with other cities in the airline's route network, such as Athens, Vienna, Berlin, Bologna, Bucharest, Dubrovnik, Istanbul, Larnaca, Ljubljana, Prague, Pula, Podgorica, Rome, Sarajevo, Skopje, Sofia, Tivat, Venice, Zagreb, etc. On the other hand, thanks to partners JetBlue and American Airlines, Air Serbia will also be able to provide better connections for those traveling from Chicago and New York to other destinations in North America.

New Malaysian LCC MYAirline launches domestic flights on 1 December 2022

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA 

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According to Malaysian news agency Bernama, Malaysia’s brand new Low-Cost Carrier (LCC), MYAirline Sdn Bhd, is set to launch its first three flight routes in December 2022, starting with scheduled flights from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) to Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and Langkawi on 1 December 2022.

According to schedules, MYAirline revealed that the direct flights to all three destinations start from 1 December 2022, with twice daily flights to Kota Kinabalu and Langkawi and once daily flight to Kuching.

Furthermore, MYAirline's flights to Kuching and Kota Kinabalu will be increased to three times a day starting 23 December 2022.

According to flight schedules, MYAirline touches down in its first destination Kuching on 1 December 2022 with flight Z98101 departing from KLIA2 for Kuching at 7.10 am, arriving in Kuching at 9.05 am before leaving Kuching at estimated time 9.30 am and landing in KLIA2 at 11.20 am. The flight to KLIA2 from Kuching is subject to change due to the extremely short turnaround time and the inaugural destination may not be Kuching due to the short time difference with its second destination Kota Kinabalu. 

MYAirline flies daily to Kuching from 1 to 22 December 2022.

The twice-daily flights to Kota Kinabalu are marked by the flight pairs Z98801/Z98802 and Z98805/Z98806.

On 1 December 2022, flight Z98801 takes off from KLIA2 for Kota Kinabalu at 7.20 am, arrives in Kota Kinabalu at 10.05 am before leaving Kota Kinabalu at 10.30 am and touching down in KLIA2 at 1.05 pm under flight Z98802. 

Flight Z98805 leaves KLIA2 for Kota Kinabalu at 6.05 pm, arrives in Kota Kinabalu at 8.50 pm before taking off from Kota Kinabalu at 9.15 pm and arriving in KLIA2 at 11.50 pm under flight Z98806.

The twice-daily flights to Langkawi are identified by the flight pairs Z97701/Z97702 and Z97703/Z97704.

The first MYAirline flight to Langkawi, Z97701, takes off from KLIA2 at 1.30 pm, touches down in KLIA2 at 2.35 pm before leaving Langkawi for KLIA2 at 3 pm and arriving in KLIA2 at 4.15 pm under flight Z97702.

The second MYAirline flight to Langkawi, Z97703, leaves KLIA2 at 2.55 pm, lands in Langkawi at 4 pm before departing from Langkawit for KLIA2 at 4.25 pm and touching down in KLIA2 at 5.40 pm under flight Z97704.

Again, the flight timings from Kota Kinabalu and Langkawi to KLIA2 are subject to change.

The above flights are operated by MYAirline's Airbus A320-200 aircraft, equipped with 180 seats in a single-class cabin. Each carry-on baggage weight allowed is 7 kg.

"The all-in fares start from as low as RM48 from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi, while the fares for Kuching and Kota Kinabalu start from RM68 and RM88, respectively,” it said.

Bookings can be made via MYAirline’s website at www.myairline.my from 26 to 30 November 2022, while the travel period for this deal is from 1 December 2022 to 25 March 2023.

As part of its promotional deal, the airline is also offering exclusive MYAirline vouchers which can be used for flights between 1 and 15 December 2022.

Moving forward, MYAirline said it plans to launch flights to Kota Bharu, Penang, Sibu, Tawau, Miri, Alor Setar, Terengganu and other major destinations in Malaysia upon obtaining the regulator’s approval. There are also plans to launch a direct flight between Penang and Langkawi.

MYAirline Chief Executive Officer Rayner Teo said the flight frequencies would be increased as the airline’s domestic network expands, adding that it plans to start flying to Singapore and other ASEAN countries by the second quarter of 2023 at the latest.

Cambodia Airways launches flight to Siem Reap from Changi on 2 December 2022

Report, image by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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Changi Airport and FlightRadar24 have confirmed that Cambodia Airways is launching scheduled flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap via Changi on 2 December 2022 with its Airbus A320 aircraft.

Cambodia Airways' flight from Phnom Penh, KR751, arrives in Changi Airport Terminal 1 at 10.30 am according to schedule on 2 December 2022 and at 11.30 am on the same day, Cambodia Airways launches charter flight to Siem Reap under flight KR756 and touches down in Siem Reap at 12.40 pm local time.

The charter flight to Siem Reap is managed by ASA Holidays in partnership with Cambodia Airways and Siem Reap tickets are only sold as part of the charter tour packages. The flight  continues every Friday in December and during the Lunar New Year period in January 2023.

 

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Royalair Philippines launches flight from Caticlan to Taoyuan on 26 December 2022

 Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA 

Image : Golden Far East Travel Agency, which represents Royalair Philippines, held a press conference on 24 November. Royalair Philippines CEO Eduardo C. Novillas (middle) said that direct flights from Taipei to Caticlan Airport will start on 26 December. (Photo by reporter Chen Xinyu, Liberty Times)

In the past, when Taiwan tourists traveled to Boracay Island, they had to take a chartered flight to Kalibo Airport in the Philippines and then had to drive for another 2 hours to arrive at the pier to Boracay Island. Royalair Philippines announces on 24 November 2022 that the direct commercial flight from Taoyuan to Caticlan Airport starts on 26 December 2022, and it only takes 5 minutes to drive to the pier to reach Boracay after getting off the plane in Caticlan, which is much more convenient to travel.

Eduardo C. Novillas, CEO of Royalair Philippines, said that on 26 December, the outgoing flight, RW257 takes off from Catcilan for Taoyaun at 10 am and touches down in Taoyuan at 12.45 pm before leaving Taoyuan for Caticlan under flight RW258 at 1.45 pm and arriving in Catclan at 4.30 pm. The flight time is about 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Golden Far East Travel Agency, the agent of Royalair Philippines in Taiwan, said that the Boracay route will rapidly increase flights in the first quarter of next year. The flights will operate on 26, 30 December, and 3, 7, 11, 15 January 2023, from 19 January to 8 February 2023 (during the Lunar New Year period). There is one return flight during the Lunar New Year season, and on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from February to 25 March 2023.

Caticlan was originally a domestic airport, and now there are also international flights. After tourists arrive at Caticlan Airport, they do not have to rush to the pier. The pier is only a 5 minute drive away.

Boracay, Philippines was once rated as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world by the well-known travel magazine Lonely Planet. However, due to the large number of tourists, the water quality was polluted. In 2018, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered it to be closed for half a year. After the ecological recovery, it reopened with a new look to the world.

Juneyao Air resumes Zhengzhou-Helsinki flight on 21 December 2022

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In October 2020, Juneyao Air debut Zhengzhou's longest route to Europe, Zhengzhou-Helsinki, until it suspended return flights to Helsinki from Zhengzhou in February 2021 due to the pandemic. The Zhengzhou-Helsinki route is Juneyao Air's second route to Europe after Pudong-Helsinki route. On 21 December 2022, the airline resumes operations on the Zhengzhou=Helsinki routes after the National Health Commission came up with 20 new epidemic prevention and control guidelines.

On 21 December 2022, Juneyao Air flight HO1665 departs from Zhengzhou for Helsinki at 1.55 am, touches down in Helsinki at 5.10 am local time before leaving Helsinki for Zhengzhou at 7.10 pm and arriving in Zhengzhou at 9.30 am on 22 December 2022 under flgiht HO1666.

Juneyao Air flies to Helsinki from Zhengzhou on Wednesdays with its Dreamliner 787-9 jet. Passengers can connect in Helsinki for onward journeys to other European cities.

 

Inflight Pictures : Korean Air HL8001 flying over Changi East

 Pictures by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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See also: 

https://kucinta-air.blogspot.com/2022/11/aircraft-spotting-at-jewel-korean-air.html

Inflight Pictures : Spring Airlines' inaugural flight to Changi from Nanning

 Pictures by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Date : 12 November 2022

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Starlux Airlines launches direct flight to Hanoi on 13 January 2023

 Report, image by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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Starlux Airlines launches direct daily scheduled flight to Hanoi from Taoyuan on 13 January 2023 with its Airbus A321neo aircraft.

On 13 January 2023, Starlux flight JX715 departs from Taoyuan for Hanoi at 9.25 am, touches down in Hanoi at 11.40 am before leaving Hanoi for Taoyuan at 12.55 pm and landing in Taoyuan at 4.35 pm  under flight JX716.

Hanoi is Starlux's third destination in Vietnam after Danang and Ho Chi Minh City.