Zhuhai Jinwan Airport announced last Friday that it will begin implementing its spring and summer flight schedule from 30 March, with the arrangement set to feature nine services that are either new to the airport or had previously been discontinued.
The nine destinations are all domestic: Shangrao, Jiangxi province; Mianyang, Sichuan province; Taizhou, Zhejiang province, Luoyang, Henan province; Yibin, Sichuan province; Yulin, Shaanxi province; Jining, Shandong province, Wanzhou, Chongqing municipality, and Yancheng, Jiangsu province.
Donghai Airlines will be operating two of the six new flights. It will fly the Zhuhai-Shangrao service as a leg of its longer route to Inner Mongolia’s Hohhot, which will be available every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
As well, the carrier will offer new services between Zhuhai and Mianyang every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with the Sichuan city serving as a layover point to Lanzhou.
Meanwhile, Tianjin Airlines will provide the Zhuhai-Yanzhou flights, which will fly weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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Colorful Guizhou Airlines will run services to and from Zhuhai and Yibin on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, while Qingdao Airlines and China Express will schedule stopover flights between Zhuhai and Taizhou every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines flights between Zhuhai and Luoyang will also be added every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, forming part of a longer journey that also includes the Hainan city of Haikou.
As part of the new timetable, one of Zhuhai Airport’s leading carriers, China Southern, will be boosting its flight frequency to 266 flights per week, local media reports. For instance, trips between Zhuhai and Sanya will increase to two per day, while service between Zhuhai and Kunming will jump to three per day.
Zhuhai Airport’s new 30-week flight schedule is set to remain in place until 25 October.
Although Macao has its own airport, Zhuhai’s airport is sometimes a preferable choice due to its cheaper airfares and greater selection of domestic destinations.
