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Tibet Airlines Plans to Open Lhasa-Chongqing-Shanghai Air Route in Sep. 1st

Time:2012-08-23By: LeoSource: www.gov.cn

Gonggar Airport

In August 18th, the fourth airplane of Tibet Airline took off from the air bus factory in Hamburg, Germany. After over 10 hours flying, it smoothly land in Lhasa Gonggar Airport. The fourth airplane introduced by Tibet Airlines is still A319 plateau type. This airplane is equipped with advance GPS navigation security equipments. The special oxygen system changes efficiently updated its security during flying.

It is introduced by relevant official of Tibet Airlines that Tibet Airline plans to open the Lhasa-Chongqing-Shanghai air route in September 1st to strengthen the connection between Tibet East China prefectures. It is planed that there is one flight in each day operating this air route. It is planed that the flight take off from Lhasa Gonggar Airport at 08:00, arrive at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport at 10:10, then take off from Chongqing Airport at 11:00, and arrive at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport at 13:10. The back tracking schedule is as below: take off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport at 14:20, arrive at Chongqing at 16:50, then take off at Chongqing at 17:40, and arrive in Lhasa at 20:20. It is reported that the only flight between Lhasa and Shanghai is the Pudong – Xi'an-Lhasa air route provided by China Eastern. And there is not flight to Lhasa in the Hongqiao Airport which is near to Shanghai downtown. With the increase of aviation market demand about business, tourism etc between Tibet and Shanghai, Tibet Airlines decisively open this air route.

From August 20th to August 31st, Tibet Airlines newly increase two Lhasa-Nyingchi flights in every Monday and Thursday. The flight from Lhasa to Nyingchi will take off from Gonggar Airport at 08:00 and arrive at Nyingchi at 08:40. Then, it will take off from Nyingchi at 09:20 and arrive at Lhasa at 10:00. Starting from September 1st, Tibet Airline will increase the flights on this airline route, reach one flight in every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and the schedule keep it was.

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