- Juneyao Airlines' First Expedition in Intercontinental Routes[Sep. 25, 2019]
Variable factors are boosting the overseas travelling market's boom, of which the large number of newly - opened international air routes are critical. "In the past year, a lot of tourists' spots overseas deregulated the visa policies for Chinese travelers. Simplified regulations, densified air routes and propaganda in China have offered huge drives for the market", said Dai Bin, Dean of China Tourism Academy. In the early half of the year, astonishingly, growth rate of outbound tours stays in 14%, which shows with higher income, Chinese people are more willing to travel, facilitating the strong growth in tourism market.
- Virgin Atlantic Eyes over 80 New Routes at Expanded Heathrow[Sep. 18, 2019]
Virgin Atlantic said on Wednesday it is hoping to add over 80 new routes to its network after a third runway is built at London's Heathrow Airport to challenge the dominance of British Airways owner IAG at the airport.
- Hainan Airlines to Start Flight Service Between Chengdu, Chicago[Sep. 15, 2019]
A new nonstop passenger flight between the O'Hare International Airport of Chicago and Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu in Southwest China's Sichuan province will start from Sept. 16.
- China Southern Airlines Launches New Service in Greater Bay Area[Sep. 16, 2019]
A launch conference for China Southern Airlines' new products in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held on Sept 10, bringing more convenience for people travelling in the area.
- Wuxi Airport Adds Flight to Germany[Sep. 17, 2019]
Sunan Shuofang International Airport in Wuxi opened a new intercontinental cargo air service to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport in Germany on Sept 15, which will mainly transport electronics products and related accessories to the European Union.
- Xi'an Airport adds more International Routes to Japan and Southeast Asia[Sep. 17, 2019]
With the launch of winter 2019/20 season,Xi'an International Airport together with Spring Airlines introduced several international routes yesterday. The new destinations include Ibaraki in Osaka Prefecture (Japan), Saga in Kyushu Island (Japan), Bangkok (Thailand) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia). The service to Bangkok and Phnom Penh will be operated daily while flights to Ibaraki and Saga will be operated four times and three times a week respectively. In addition, Spring Airlines decides to increase the frequency of XIY-KIX from one weekly to one daily. All flights will be operated by A320 aircraft. The new schedule will be in effect from October 27th.
- Japan Airlines Announces Relocation Plans to Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport[Sep. 12, 2019]
Since 1967, Japan Airlines (JAL) has been operating flights from Tokyo to Moscow, now reaching 53 consecutive years of service. Today the carrier revealed upcoming plans to relocate services to Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport.
- Direct Flight to Link Mongolia's Ulan Bator, China's Tianjin[Sep. 05, 2019]
A new direct flight will be launched Wednesday evening between the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator and North China's Tianjin municipality, according to Aero Mongolia airline.
- Air China to Open Direct Flight Linking Ulan Bator, Hohhot[Sep. 01, 2019]
A new direct flight linking Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator with Hohhot, capital city of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, will be opened on Sept 12, the Ulan Bator Office of Air China said on Saturday.
- American Airlines Will Put Boeing 787s On Five Philadelphia Routes In 2020[Aug. 30, 2019]
American Airlines says it will fly the Boeing 787 from Philadelphia to both international and domestic destinations starting in January.