Report, photo copyright by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
At 1.56 am on 30 June 2025, Sichuan Airlines flight 3U3827 took off from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, marking the official launch of Sichuan Airlines' Tianfu = Istanbul = Athens route. This is the first route from central-western China to Athens, and it is also Sichuan Airlines' newly opened fifth freedom route, connecting three countries with one ticket, providing more options for passengers to travel during the summer season.
Sichuan Airlines' Tianfu = Istanbul = Athens route is currently operated by Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft, with 4 flights per week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The outbound flight number from Tianfu is 3U3827, scheduled to take off from Chengdu at 1.35 am local time, stop over in Istanbul at 6.30 am local time, before departing for Athens ar 8.30 am and arriving in Athens at 10 am. The entire flight is scheduled to take 13 hours and 25 minutes.
The inbound flight number is 3U3828, which is scheduled to take off from Athens at 12 pm local time, transit in Istanbul at 1.40 pm before leaving Istanbul for Tianfu at 3.40 pm and arriving in Tianfu at 5.20 am on the next day. The total flight time is scheduled to be 12 hours and 20 minutes.
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