China Eastern Airlines introduces Hohhot-Kunming-Yangon flight

China Eastern Airlines introduces Hohhot-Kunming-Yangon flight
Ceremony to mark the regular flight of China Eastern Airlines.
Ceremony to mark the regular flight of China Eastern Airlines.
Published 4 April 2019
Shun Le Win

China Eastern Airlines introduced Hohhot-Kunming-Yangon flight on April 2, sources said.

It is the third flight for the airline in Myanmar and 14th flight Myanmar and China.The airline will fly every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Sichuan Airlines from China is flying between Chengdu and Yangon twice a week starting from March 28.

Airlines from China are also planning to introduce new flights soon.

A total of six airlines from China have expanded 11 new flights in 2018 and the arrival of Chinese tourists is increased by 38.38 per cent in compared with last year arrival.

More than 300,000 tourists visited Myanmar till at the end of January and it is increased by 17 per cent in the same period in last year, according to Ministry of Hotel and Tourism.

A total of 150,229 tourists entered Myanmar through airlines and 633 tourists visited Myanmar with cruise ships. A total of 11,750 tourists visited Myanmar via border gates till January.