Asiana Airlines Resumes Incheon-Chengdu Route in China... Third After Changchun and Nanjing

Resumption of Weekly Flights After 5-Month Suspension

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] Asiana Airlines announced on the 7th that it will resume flights on the China Chengdu route starting on the 10th. With this, the number of regular China routes operated by Asiana Airlines will increase to three, following the Changchun and Nanjing routes.

According to Asiana Airlines, the Incheon~Changchun route will operate once a week, departing Incheon at 10:05 PM on Thursdays and returning from Chengdu at 2:15 AM the next day.

An Asiana Airlines official stated, "As an airline with the greatest strength in the China route network, we have actively negotiated with the Civil Aviation Administration of China to increase the number of flights between Korea and China and have continuously pursued approval to resume operations," adding, "As a result of the company's full efforts to increase flights, we were able to achieve approval to operate the Chengdu route this time."

Meanwhile, separately, Asiana Airlines, through joint efforts with the Korea International Trade Association, has obtained approval from Chinese civil aviation authorities to operate charter flights on the Incheon~Chongqing route and plans to operate the aircraft once a week until the 25th.

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