West Air launches new Lhasa-Chongqing-Singapore route
Starting December 25, West Air will launch a new international route connecting Lhasa, Chongqing, and Singapore, aimed at boosting cultural exchanges between western China and Singapore. This marks the first international route since the renaming of Lhasa Gongga International Airport.
Operated by an Airbus A319, the route will run three times a week, with outbound flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and return flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Hong Kong Airlines kicks off direct flights to Sendai, Japan
Hong Kong Airlines celebrated its inaugural flight to Sendai, Japan, on December 18, providing travellers with convenient access to the Tohoku region.
Sendai is now the airline’s ninth scheduled destination in Japan, with three direct flights per week.
The service operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, with flexible morning departure times.
A ceremony was held at the boarding gate to mark the occasion before the inaugural flight took off.
PAL reopens Cebu-Osaka service
Philippine Airlines (PAL) relaunched its direct Cebu-Osaka flights on December 22, operated with a 199-seater Airbus A321ceo.
The Cebu-Osaka service will operate three times a week (Monday, Thursday, and Sunday) from December 22, 2024, to February 24, 2025. Starting February 26, 2025, the service will increase to four weekly flights, with an additional Wednesday departure.
This relaunched service complements PAL’s twice-daily flights between Manila and Osaka, as well as other international connections from Cebu, including daily flights to Seoul (Incheon) and thrice-weekly flights to Bangkok.