Trade News - Air Transport

Dragonair

Dragonair celebrated its inaugural launch of a scheduled service to Manila to make the Philippine capital its 9th new destination in the last two years. The Hong Kong to Manila KA913 service will depart Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sunday at 2000 hrs and arrive at the capital at 2200 hrs. Flight KA912 will depart from Manila to Hong Kong at 1050 hrs to arrive at 1255 hrs.

Spring Airlines

Mainland China's low-cost carrier Spring Airlines has modified the schedule of the line linking central city Zhengzhou and Shanghai and has recommenced another line from Shanghai to Tianjin. The adjusted Zhengzhou-Shanghai flight service will now take off every day at 1615 hrs from Zhengzhou's Xinzheng International Airport, reaching Shanghai's Hongqiao International Airport at 1740 hrs. The return flight will leave Shanghai at 1345 hrs, reaching Zhengzhou at 1530 hrs. The resumed Shanghai-Tianjin flight takes off daily at 0730 hrs from Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport and leaves Tianjin at 2000 hrs on the return leg.

Air China & Sichuan Airlines

Air China and Sichuan Airlines are launching direct services from southeastern city Chongqing to Taiwan on 19 December 2008. Air China's service will offer a flight on every Friday using Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The flight is scheduled to take off at 1510 hrs from Chongqing and return from Taiwan at 2000 hrs.

Sichuan Airlines will also offer a weekly flight, but on every Sunday and using Airbus 320. The flight takes off at 1440 hrs from Chongqing's Jiangbei International Airport, arrives at Taipei's Songshan Airport at 1810 hrs, then heads back from Taipei at 1510 hrs and reaches Chongqing at 2250 hrs. Flight number is 3U8979/80.

Sichuan Airlines is also approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to launch another service to Taiwan, which is from Chengdu to Taipei. The Chengdu-Taipei maiden flight is also taking off on the same day. It is scheduled to leave at 1430 hrs every Friday from Chengdu's Shuangliu Airport, arrive at Taipei Songshan Airport at 1800 hrs, then return at 1900 hrs and arrives at Chengdu at 2240 hrs. Flight number is 3U8977/8.

Source: Shipping Gazette News (20 Dec 2008)