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According to Qingdao Airlines' latest upcoming Winter Flight Schedules Route Map, it is launching its first international flight on 28 October 2018 using its A320 aircraft.
On 28 October 2018, Qingdao Airlines flight QW9901 departs from Qingdao for Incheon at 7.30 pm, arrives in Incheon at 10.15 pm before leaving Incheon for Qingdao at 11.15 pm and touching down in Qingdao at 11.55 pm local time under flight QW9902.
Qingdao Airlines flies to Incheon from Qingdao daily.
Information in Chinese below from Qingdao Airlines :
Brief Translation - The winter flight schedule starts from the last Sunday of the summer / autumn season of the year to the last Saturday of March in the next year. The adjustments in flight scheduling take into account of low/peak travel seasons and periodic travel plans. Based on the country's aviation environment, weather conditions and air pressure differences, differences in flight standards are inevitable. Thus, fine-tuning the schedules is meant to facilitate travelers' safety and for their convenience.
Qingdao Airlines Winter Flight Schedule 2018/2019 Route Map.
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Jeju Air's B737-800 aircraft launches new flight from Busan to Yantai on 29 October 2018, operating four times a week on the route on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
On 29 October 2018, Jeju Air flight 7C8753 departs from Busan for Yantai at 5 pm, arrives in Yantai at 5.50 pm before leaving Yantai for Busan at 6.50 pm and touching down in Busan at 9.25 pm under flight 7C8754.
Yantai is Jeju Air's tenth overseas destination on its Busan flight network.
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Jiangxi Air launches new routes from Zhuhai to Taiyuan and Baotou on 28 October 2018. It also launches new flights from Zhengzhou to Dalian, Nanchang and Jieyang as well as from Nanchang to Nanjing on the same date. All flights are operated using its B737-800 aircraft.
Zhuhai - Taiyuan - Baotou and vice versa
Jiangxi Air flies from Zhuhai to Taiyuan and Baotou four times a week, on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Flight RY8945 departs from Zhuhai for Baotou via Taiyuan at 8.05 am, transits in Taiyuan at 10.50 am before leaving Taiyuan for Baotou at 11.50 am and landing in Baotou at 12.50 pm.
At 1.35 pm, Jiangxi Air flight RY8946 leaves Baotou for Taiyuan at 1.35 pm, transits in Taiyuan at 2.35 pm before departing from Taiyuan for Zhuhai at 3.35 pm and touching down in Zhuhai at 6.25 pm.
Zhengzhou - Nanchang - Jieyang and vice versa
Jiangxi Air flies daily from Zhengzhou to Nanchang and is extending the route to Jieyang on 28 October 2018, thus operating twice daily flights from Zhengzhou to Nanchang.
Flight RY8975 departs from Zhengzhou for Nanchang at 1 pm, arrives in Nanchang at 2.35 pm before leaving Nanchang for Jieyang at 3.25 pm and touching down in Jieyang at 5.05 pm. At 5.50 pm, flight RY8976 leaves Jieyang for Nanchang, lands in Nanchang at 7.35 pm before taking off for Zhengzhou at 10.20 pm and arriving in Zhengzhou at 9.55 pm.
Zhengzhou is Jiangxi Air's hub outside Nanchang.
Zhengzhou - Dalian and vice versa
Daily flight departs at 9 am under RY8969, arrives in Dalian at 10.55 am before leaving Dalian for Zhengzhou at 11.45 am and returns to Zhengzhou at 2.05 pm under flight RY8970.
Nanchang - Nanjing and vice versa
Flight RY8909 departs daily from 28 October 2018 at 3.15 pm, arrives in Nanjing at 4.25 pm before leaving Nanjing for Nanchang at 5.25 pm and touching down in Nanchang at 6.45 pm under flight RY8910.
Jiangxi Air is the joint-venture airline owned 60 per cent by XiamenAir and the balance by Jiangxi Aviation Investment Co Ltd. As of 23 October 2018, it has scheduled flights to 19 airports in China including Beijing Capital, Ganzhou, Guiyang, Ordos, Haikou, Harbin, Hohhot, Manzhouli, Tianjin, Xiamen, Jinan, Shenyang, Zhengzhou, Xi'an Xianyang and Urumqi.
Below : Jiangxi Air Summer / Autumn 2018 Route Map.
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Loong Air launches scheduled flight from Harbin to Haikou via Xinyang on 28 October 2018 using its A320 aircraft. It flies thrice a week to Xinyang and Haikou on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays.
On 28 October 2018, Loong Air flight GJ8857 departs from Harbin for Xinyang at 6 am, touches down in Xinyang at 9.10 am before leaving Xinyang for Haikou at 9.55 am and arriving in Haikou at 12.35 pm.
At 1.40 pm, flight GJ8858 leaves Haikou for Harbin via Xinyang, transits in Xinyang at 4.15 pm before taking off from Xinyang for Harbin at 5 pm and touching down in Harbin at 7.40 pm.
Loong Air operates seven routes from Harbin with two A320 aircraft that are allowed to park at Harbin Taiping International Airport overnight. It is planning to launch international flights from Harbin to Jeju and from Harbin to Suvarnabhumi during the coming winter months.
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Jin Air launches daily flight from Busan to Sapporo on 24 December 2018 using B737-800 aircraft.
On 24 December 2018, Jin Air flight LJ237 departs from Busan for Sapporo at 10 am, arrives in Sapporo at 12.30 pm before leaving Sapporo for Busan at 1.30 pm and touching down in Busan at 4.30 pm under flight LJ238.
The Busan - Sapporo route one of the busy routes in Northeast Asia. Air Busan, Eastar Jet and Japan Airlines are competitors of Jin Air on the route.
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Malindo Air (also Batik Malaysia) launches Singapore - Zunyi - Langkawi routes on 20 October 2018 on a biweekly-charter basis. Its B737-800 departs from Singapore to Zunyi at 10.30 am, arrives in Zunyi at 2.30 pm before leaving Zunyi for Langkawi at 3.30 pm and landing in Langkawi at 7.30 pm.
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Juneyao Air's first B787 has arrived in Shanghai on 20 October 2018 and launches its first commercial flight from Shanghai Hongqiao to Shenzhen on 26 October 2018. The Chinese airline has a purchase-order of 10 Dreamliner aircraft.
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According to Gulnar Naghiyeva, General Director of Earth Travel Agency, a member of ITB Asia first-time tourism body exhibitor Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AZTA), AZTA signed a Memorandum Of Cooperation with the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) in Kuala Lumpur on 15 October 2018, paving way for Azerbaijan Airlines to start passenger flights from Baku to Kuala Lumpur as early as March 2019.
Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft may be chartered by specific travel agents in Malaysia for group tour flights to Kuala Lumpur besides operating weekly scheduled flights.
The MOU document was signed by Nahid Baghirov, the Chairman of the Board of AZTA, and Deputy Chairman of MATTA, Akil Yusof.
A delegation of AZTA including officials of Azerbaijan Airlines and Azerbaijani travel agencies, representatives of the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB), officials of MATTA, representatives of Malaysian travel agencies, media and the Azerbaijani Embassy to Malaysia attended the signing ceremony before the AZTA members proceeded on their trip to ITB Asia 2018.
Azerbaijan Airlines' plan to launch flight to Kuala Lumpur and collaboration of travel agencies of both countries will boost mutual tourism exchange and contribute to the development of economic relations between Azerbaijan and Malaysia.
Azerbaijan Airlines has its own regional GSA office in Kuala Lumpur while its cargo subsidiary Silk Way Airlines operates flights to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore from Baku. Existing passenger flights from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to Baku are conducted via connecting flights from Tashkent by Uzbekistan Airways.
According to tourism figures, 1035 Azerbaijani tourists visit Malaysia in 2017 via Tashkent, an increment of 12.1 per cent in comparison with 2016. The growth trend continues in 2018 with an increase of 18.8 per cent in arrivals from January to April 2018, bringing the total number of Azerbaijani tourist arrivals to Malaysia to 448 during this period.
AZTA distributing Baku shopping tour and Azerbaijan tourism brochures at ITB Asia 2018 is not the only first-time tourism exhibitor. The travel mart also witnesses the presence of first-time tourism body exhibitors from Turkmenistan, Slovakia, Ukraine and Bosnia & Herzegovina while Kazakhstan Tourism has doubled its exhibition space at ITB Asia.
ITB Asia 2018 closed its doors at 6 pm on 19 October. Readers may contact Earth Travel Agency at info@earthtravel.az or gulnar.n@earthtravel.az to gather more information on Azerbaijan transportation, tourism and tour packages.
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Himalaya Airlines, the Nepal subsidiary of Tibet Airlines, has launched its first non-stop scheduled flight from Kathmandu to Chongqing on 18 October 2018 and completed the outbound flight from Chongqing on 19 October 2018 using its A320 aircraft.
Every Thursday, Himalaya Airlines flight H9787 departs from Kathmandu for Chongqing at 4.55 pm, touches down in Chongqing at 11.05 pm before leaving Chongqing for Kathmandu at 12.05 am on Fridays and arriving in Kathmandu at 1.55 am local time under flight H9788.
Himalaya Airlines first started to fly to Chongqing on 5 July 2018 on a charter basis.
Besides Chongqing, Himalaya Airlines operates regular scheduled flights to Kuala Lumpur, Dammam, Doha and Dubai. It has off-line office presence in Yangon and Colombo.
Himalaya Airlines' air tickets are available for sale at on-line air ticketing portals such as Ctrip and Trip.
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More than two years after suspending flights to Singapore, Hainan Airlines is resuming flight from Haikou to Singapore on 30 November 2018 using B737-800 aircraft, according to source Routes Online.
According to online schedules as of 1 November 2018, Hainan Airlines flight HU747 departs from Haikou for Singapore on 30 November 2018 at 5.40 pm, arrives in Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 4 at 9 pm before leaving Singapore for Haikou at 10 pm and touching down in Haikou at 1.40 am on 31 November 2018 under flight HU748.
Hainan Airlines operates flights between Haikou and Singapore on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The plans are subject to regulatory approval and the airline has started to sell the tickets which are available for purchase on its web-site as well as at online air-ticketing portals such as Ctrip and Trip.
Hainan Airlines has suspended flights from Singapore to Haikou since 24 June 2015 according to Hainan Airlines Singapore Office Facebook.
