After a three-year pandemic hiatus, passengers can now fly direct from Bangkok, Thailand to Haikou – “The Hawaii of China” – thanks to resumed services by Hainan Airlines.
Hainan Airlines flight HU7939 took off from Haikou Meilan International Airport in China’s Hainan province yesterday at 9.19am local time, sure for Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The resumed route’s inaugural flight was on a Monday but the route might be operated twice per week, on Thursdays and Saturdays, from March 2…
A 162-seater Boeing 737 will operate the route, with eight business class seats and 137 economic seats. Yesterday, 137 Chinese tourists flew from China’s Hawaii to Bangkok.
There is scope to boost the frequency of the route to three occasions per week in April if there’s high demand, the airline stated.
Known for its year-long tropical climate, sandy seashores, forests, tectonic activity, scorching springs and mountains, Hainan has gained the nickname “the Hawaii of China.”
In Chinese, Hainan means “South of the Sea.” Hainan Island is the biggest and most populous of over 200 islands within the South China Sea comprising the province of Hainan. The measurement of Hainan Island is corresponding to Belgium.
The island is in style with Russian vacationers especially. As Roadmap awaited the loosening of Covid-19 restrictions, Hainan Governor Feng Fei sent a message to Russian tourists…
“We hope that as soon as the pandemic ends, much more of our Russian pals will come to Hainan to relax.”
On Sunday, Hainan Airlines additionally resumed flights to Phnom Penh in Cambodia.
On February 1, Hainan Airlines grew to become the second home airline, after China Southern, to renew Boeing 737 MAX operations with a flight to Kunming Changsui International Airport.
Haikou Meilan International Airport is steadily increasing flights to locations in Asia, Europe and the Middle East..