Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

China’s West Air will launch its first service to Phuket from its home base of Chongqing. Starting from 22 November, the airline will offer a four-weekly service from Chongqing on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The flights will cater exclusively to package tours sold to Chinese. West Airlines operating under the name West Air, is […]

Western China’s largest city can now cater to significantly more air passengers, following the completion of a major expansion project at Chongqing’s Jiangbei International Airport. Passenger traffic at the airport has more than doubled since 2010, with more than 35 million passengers passing through the hub in 2016. And to cater for this growth, a […]

Western China will get two new connections to New York this winter, as Hainan Airlines continues to expand its trans-Pacific network. On 20 October 2017, the Chinese carrier will launch non-stop services between Chongqing and New York’s JFK Airport. Operating twice a week, this long-haul route will mark the first direct link between Western China […]

Malaysia Airlines to launch Chongqing route Where? Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Chongqing (China) When? Three times a week, effective 30 October 2017 Who? Malaysia Airlines Why? Malaysia’s national carrier continues to tap demand for inbound traffic from mainland China’s major cities Anything else? Chongqing is actually comprises of several amalgamated cities, including the districts of […]

The city of Chongqing, which lies on the banks of the Yangtze River in western China, will soon be connected to New York with the launch of non-stop flights by Hainan Airlines. The Chinese carrier will start flying twice a week non-stop between Chongqing and New York JFK Airport on 20 October 2017. This new […]

AirAsia adds low-cost link to Danang Where? Bangkok Don Mueang (Thailand) to Danang (Vietnam) When? Daily, effective immediately Who? Thai AirAsia Why? Low-cost carrier expands intra-ASEAN connectivity with new route to Vietnam’s booming central coast region Anything else?  Thai visitor arrivals to Vietnam jumped 24% in 2016 Air Canada launches new Taiwan service Where? Vancouver […]

AirAsia launches Borneo’s new intra-island route Where? Kuching (Malaysia) to Pontianak (Indonesia) When? Daily, effective immediately Who? AirAsia Why? Low-cost carrier expands intra-island connectivity in Borneo, with new cross-border link between Malaysia and Indonesia Anything else? Pontianak is known as the “Equatorial City” as it is positioned exactly on the Equator. Air China expands European […]

New Macau charters for Cambodia Angkor Air Where? Sihanoukville (Cambodia) to Macau (China) When? Twice a week, effective immediately Who? Cambodia Angkor Air Why? New charter service to tap Chinese demand for Cambodian beach holidays Anything else? When President Airlines’ Antonov 24 landed at Sihanoukville Airport in 2004 it was the first commercial aircraft to […]

A pair of new air routes will soon start connecting Los Angeles with the two largest cities in Western China. Hainan Airlines is planning to launch new trans-Pacific services from Chengdu and Chongqing to LAX next month, with services due to commence on 15 and 21 March 2017 respectively. Both routes will be operated twice […]