Poem and Pictures by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
Picture : Drukair Royal Bhutan Airlines A320neo
图 ：德鲁克皇家不丹航空公司空客A320neo
祝各位 I wish everyone
Sunday, 11 February 2024
Friday, 9 February 2024
Inflight Pictures on Lunar New Year 2024 : Sichuan Airlines A320 Chinese Dragon livery
Pictures by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
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Double happiness! Greater Bay Airlines launches flight to Changi T4 on 26 April 2024
Report, image by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
Image of Greater Bay Airlines' technical flight to Changi in 2023 : Researcher's Picture
Double happiness! Changi Airport will not only welcome Air Japan's first official flight to Changi on 26 April 2024, but also the long-awaited entry of Greater Bay Airlines (GBA, in short), Hong Kong's latest budget airline, as one of its new flight operators on the same day.
According to GBA's official web-site, GBA launches daily scheduled flight from Hong Kong to Changi on 26 April 2024 with its B737-800 aircraft.
On 26 April 2024, GBA flight HB257 departs from Hong Kong T1 to Changi at 9.45 am, touches down at Changi T4 at 1.45 pm before leaving Changi T4 for Hong Kong T1 at 2.45 pm and arriving in Hong Kong at 6.45 pm under flight HB258.
Image of Greater Bay Airlines' liver in full view: Researcher's Picture
The reporter of this news first learns from GBA staff in Suvarnabhumi that the airline plans to announce officially the new route to the press by 1 March 2024 on 26 January 2024 but it is not expected that the airline announces the new route launch instead on 8 February 2024.
Both one-way Hong Kong-Changi fare and Changi-Hong Kong fare start from HK$460.
GBA has taken up the slot at T4 previously allocated to HK Express which suspended flights to Changi in mid-2023.
As of 26 April 2024, GBA flies to seven foreign city airports including Suvarnabhumi, Narita, Kansai, Incheon, Taoyuan and Manila from Hong Kong. It suspended flights to Ho Chi Minh City from 22 February 2024 to concentrate on preparation for the Hong Kong=Changi route sectors.
Thursday, 8 February 2024
Inflight Pictures on Lunar New Year 2024 : Loong Air A320
Pictures by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA / 摄影， 字联 ： 颜勇前，猫恪
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长空顺风
龙腾四海
龙腾虎跃
心享事成
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Loong Air has won many honours at the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games
Report, images by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
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Recently, the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government held a grand summary and commendation meeting for the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games. Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co., Ltd. (known as Loong Air, in short) was awarded the title of "Advanced Group for the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Paralympics" by the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, the General Administration of Sports, and the China Disabled Persons' Federation. Besides, the General Office of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province and the General Office of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government conferred Loong Air the title of "Advanced Collective Unit of Zhejiang Province for the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games"; Loong Air was awarded the title of "Best Transportation Enterprise of Zhejiang Province for the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games May Day Labor Award".
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Chairman Liu Qihong was awarded the "Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Paralympic Games Zhejiang May 1st Labor Medal" by the Zhejiang Provincial Federation of Trade Unions; Sun Songjie and Lou Xiaobin were awarded the "Best Hangzhou Asian Games Personnel" by the General Office of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and the General Office of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government. He won the title of “Advanced Individual of Zhejiang Province” in the Asian Para Games.
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As the youngest official air passenger service partner in the history of China's Asian Games, Loong Air provides air transportation, arrival and departure, concierge and other support services during the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games. Under the leadership of Chairman Liu Qihong, Loong Air has guaranteed 7,585 flights involving the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games and 65,000 passengers, successfully completed the Asian Games and Asian Paralympic Support tasks, and achieved three "firsts" with high standards, namely, the in-depth participation in the opening and closing ceremonies, the first full-scale arrival and departure concierge service, and the first innovative launch of Asian Games flight services helped to achieve "the most successful Asian Games and Asian Para Games in history."
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This commendation is a high recognition of Loong Air’s successful completion of services to ensure the Asian Games and Asian Paralympics, and a high recognition of Loong Air’s participation in major national and provincial affairs with a strong sense of political responsibility and historical mission.
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In the future, Loong Air will continue to carry forward the spirit of the Asian Games, adhere to the concept of "safe operation, sincere service", deeply explore the demand for domestic and international routes, build a "trinity" aviation ecosystem of air transportation, aviation intelligent manufacturing, and aviation services, and help Hangzhou Airport achieve the high-quality development of the economic demonstration zone, the construction of the Hangzhou Airport regional aviation hub and the construction of Hangzhou as an international metropolis, striving to create an "important window" for Zhejiang Province and contribute to the promotion of "common prosperity and modernization first"!
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Air Guilin has resumed flight operations since 1 February 2024 and goes independent of HNA
Report, image by : Gan Yung Cyan, KUCINTA SETIA
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At night of 7 February 2024, Air Guilin Weibo issued a statement from the controlling shareholder Guilin Transportation Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., "Our company is a wholly state-owned enterprise in Guilin. It is Air Guilin Co., Ltd. approved by the national civil aviation regulatory department and registered by the market regulatory department in accordance with the law. The legal controlling shareholder of the company (hereinafter referred to as "Air Guilin"). Over the years, it has actually fulfilled its obligations as a controlling shareholder, ensuring the smooth operation and development of Air Guilin."
In recent months, Air Guilin, with its own efforts and support from all parties, has successfully completed the establishment and upgrade of the maintenance system and operation system. After strict review and acceptance by the national civil aviation regulatory authorities, it has obtained permission to resume flights in accordance with regulations and laws. It has resumed flights on 1 February 2024 and fully commit to safe operations.
Air Guilin is not controlled by the bankrupt and reorganized HNA Group (private enterprise), nor is it among the 321 companies that were merged and reorganized by the original HNA Group. Issues involving legal aspects will be handled by judicial authorities in accordance with the law. The airline will make every effort to protect state-owned assets from being lost.
In the early morning of 7 February 2024, HNA Aviation Group issued a statement stating that it has learned that Air Guilin has resumed flights on 1 February 2024. The decision to resume flights was entirely made unilaterally by Guilin without consulting the company as the actual controlling shareholder. The company was not involved in the preparations for the resumption of flights and the subsequent safety, service, operation and other production and operation management companies, and the company and the companies in the system did not provide relevant service guarantees.
HNA Aviation Group emphasized that Air Guilin has essentially been operating "off the grid" for a long time. The company is unable to implement any control over Air Guilin and does not participate in its safe operation management and guarantee, all its safety, service, operation, management and other responsibilities that have nothing to do with HNA Aviation Group.
According to Air Finance Journal, Air Guilin's first resumption flight on 1 February 2024 is its route from Guilin to Tianjin. As flights of Air Guilin are not tracked on-line, it is believed the flights are merely charter flights.
Monday, 5 February 2024
Inflight Pictures : Uzbekistan Airways A321neo
Pictures by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
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Friday, 2 February 2024
Spring Airlines launches flight to Changi from Jieyang on 31 March 2024
Report, images by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
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Spring Airlines launches non-stop scheduled flight from Jieyang, the modern airport of Shantou, to Changi on 31 March 2024 with its Airbus A320 aircraft.
According to Spring Airlines' web-site, on 31 March 2024, Spring Airlines flight 9C6479 departs from Jieyang for Changi at 11 am, touches down in Jieyang at 3.10 pm before leaving Changi for Jieyang at 4.10 pm and arriving in Jieyang at 8.35 pm under flight 9C6480.
Spring Airlines flies between Jieyang and Changi on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. From 3 June 2024, it adds Monday flights to the route frequency.
The airline replaces Jetstar Asia Airways on the route since Jetstar has withdrawn from the Shantou travel market during the pandemic.
Thursday, 1 February 2024
China Southern launches Changsha-Hanoi flight on 31 January 2024
Report, image by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
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China Southern launches direct scheduled flight from Changsha to Hanoi on 31 January 2024.
According to schedules, China Southern flight CZ6083 departs from Changsha for Hanoi at 5.35 pm, touches down in Hanoi at 6.45 pm before leaving Hanoi for Changsha at 7.45 pm and arriving in Changsha at 10.55 pm under flight CZ6084.
China Southern flies to Hanoi from Changsha on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with A320/A320neo aircraft.
Qanot Sharq launches flight to Milan and onward to Urgench on 3 April 2024
Report, image by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
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Qanot Sharq, Uzbekistan's largest private airline, launches direct scheduled flights from Tashkent to Milan and from Milan to Urgench on 3 April 2024 with its A321neo aircraft.
On 3 April 2024, Qanot Sharq flight HH415 departs from Tashkent for Milan at 3.15 pm, touches down in Milan at 6.30 pm before leaving Milan for Urgench at 8 pm and landing in Urgench at 5.30 am on 4 April 2024 under flight HH416.
From Urgench to Tashkent, the domestic flight leaves Urgench for Tashkent at 6.50 am and arrives in Tashkent at 8.10 am under HH32.
Flights leave Tashkent for Milan and from Milan to Urgench on Wednesdays and Saturdays while the onward flights to Tashkent from Urgench take off on Thursdays and Sundays.
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