Thursday, 21 November 2024

Loong Air launches regular flight between Wenzhou and Changi on 24 December 2024

 Report, photo copyright by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA



Loong Air, that has been operating scheduled flights from Hangzhou to Suvarnabhumi and KLIA on behalf of Chinese tour agencies, launches scheduled regular flight between Wenzhou and Changi on 24 December 2024 on behalf of Shanghai Xihao Aviation Services.

According to searches on Trip.com, Loong Air flight GJ8797 departs from Wenzhou for Changi Terminal 4 at 10 am on 24 December 2024, touches down in Changi at 3.55 pm before leaving Changi Terminal 4 for Wenzhou at 5 pm and landing in Wenzhou at 9.45 pm under flight GJ8798.

The Wenzhou-Changi return flight route is operated by Shanghai Xihao Aviation Services using Loong Air's A320neo aircraft on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays while the routes are marketed by Loong Air and Shanghai Xihao Aviation Services in China and the air tickets are sold on Trip.com and at Loong Air's web-site. 

Loong Air and Shanghai Xihao Aviation Services have launched the Wenzhou-Changi charter flight route on 19 November 2024 and at 5.57 pm on 21 November 2024, The Straits Times reports that both Loong Air and Shanghai Xihao Aviation Services have announced on 20 November 2024 at an event held at Singapore's Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel the official launch of Wenzhou=Changi regular routes on 24 December 2024.

The debut scheduled charter flight from Changi Terminal 4 (Gate G4) to Wenzhou was expected to take off on 22 November 2024 at 1 pm under flight GJ1115 and was expected to land in Wenzhou at 6 pm but it was cancelled at 5.19 pm due to bad weather at Changi Airport.

According to the Singapore Business Review,  Memorandums Of Understanding have also been signed among representatives from the Wenzhou Travel Agency Industry Association, Singapore Travel Agency Association, Shanghai Xihao Aviation Services and Singapore Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce to collaborate in promoting Wenzhou and Singapore as business and tourism locations. 

Alisin Travel Pte Ltd, a Singaporean inbound travel agency, is one of the signatories.

Wenzhou is known as the cradle of mathematicians, the home to China's first-ever mathematics academy, the Rui'an Mathematics Academy and is known as "China's Jerusalem" as it has a large presence of Chinese Jews and Christians. It is also home to the Yandang Mountains, the tentative-listed UNESCO heritage site of Nanxi River and other national nature reserves.

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