Sanxia Airport launched a new airline from Xi’an to Zhuhai on June 17, 2017. The flight, which stops over Yichang, is executed by Fuzhou Airlines on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It is the 5th new airline of this year and also the 27th air service in Sanxia Airport.
The flight takes off from Xi’an at 6:10 a.m. and arrives at Yichang at 7:30 a.m., and it takes off from Yichang at 8:30 a.m. and reaches Zhuhai at 10:25 a.m.; the return trip starts from Zhuhai at 8:45 p.m. and arrives at Yichang at 10:40 p.m., and it takes off from Yichang at 11:25 p.m. and gets to Xi’an at 0:50 a.m. the next day. At the beginning of the flight, 70% discount of the original ticket price, about RMB 370, is offered to passengers traveling between Yichang and Zhuhai. In addition, Sanxia Airport will continue to launch new domestic flights to Yinchuan, Guilin, Taiyuan and Ordos and international flight to Nha Trang, Vietnam. (Journalist Yan Xiaodong, Correspondent Wang Tingting)