KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has stepped up efforts to introduce new international routes and resume existing ones, as new forms and changes are expected to be observed in this year's Spring Festival travel rush in China.
Recently, the airline debuted the Beijing Daxing-Kuala Lumpur route and resumed the Shanghai Pudong-Cairns, Australia route. It will also add 15 new international routes, including a new Pudong-Perth route, and increase flight frequencies between Pudong and Sydney, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Male routes.
To meet the surge in travel demand during the Spring Festival travel rush, CEA will increase its investment in Southeast Asian island destinations.
In a statement, CEA said with increased flights to Southeast Asia, more passengers from Southeast Asian countries are expected to travel to or transit through China during the festival period.
Over the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, it plans to operate 2,322 round-trip flights between domestic airports with Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok, while the recently launched Beijing Daxing-Kuala Lumpur route, designated as MU795/796, offers four round-trip flights per week.
Currently, CEA operates four routes to Kuala Lumpur namely Shanghai Pudong to Kuala Lumpur; Shanghai Pudong to Sabah; Hangzhou to Kuala Lumpur; and Beijing Daxing to Kuala Lumpur, with a total of 340 round-trip flights planned for these routes during this year’s Spring Festival travel rush.
Additionally, the airline will open new direct routes from Kunming, Xi’an, Chengdu and more to Kuala Lumpur.
In Singapore, CEA operates eight routes connecting to Shanghai Pudong, Beijing Daxing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Kunming, and other destinations, while in Thailand, the airline flies directly to Shanghai, Kunming, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Xi'an and five other destinations.
In addition to Southeast Asia, Australia has also become a popular destination during the winter due to its pleasant climate, and the newly resumed direct flight route from Shanghai Pudong to Cairns, Australia, is the ninth route operated by CEA between China and Australia. Operating seasonally from Feb 1 to Feb 18, the flights are available every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
In Australia, the airline services flights to five locations, namely Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Cairns. With the expansion of routes, CEA will bring more convenience for personnel and trade exchanges between China and Australia.
-- BERNAMA
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