Subang back in favour
One from Hong Kong and one to Bangkok. Abu Dhabi to Bhubaneswar
Subang back in favour
One from Hong Kong and one to Bangkok. Abu Dhabi to Bhubaneswar
HK Express is introducing a new service linking Hong Kong with Kuala Lumpur via the city’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport at Subang. This will be the airline’s second destination in Malaysia after Penang. Subang is the older of Kuala Lumpur’s two airports. It was the main international gateway until 1998 but has, until recently, served mostly regional and charter flights but is gaining in popularity again because it is much closer to the city.
Starting on August 2nd flight number UO716 will operate daily departing Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok at 16:35 and landing in Kuala Lumpur at 20:30. The return leg, flight number UO717, will depat from Kuala Lumpur at 21:30 and arrive back in Hong Kong at 01:35 the next morning.
An Airbus A320 will serve the flight which will take about four hours to complete in each direction.
Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok
Subang is also the airport of choice for Malaysian carrier, Batik Air’s new service to Bangkok. The flight will operate daily starting from July 28th.
Flight Number OD532 will depart from Kuala Lumpur at 09:25 and land at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport at 10:40. The return journey, flight Number OD533, will take off from Bangkok at 11:40 and touch sown again in Kuala Lumpur at 14:45.
The duration of the flight will be around two hours and fifteen minutes and will be served by Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Abu Dhabi and Bhubaneswar
IndiGo Air has just launched a service linking Abu Dhabi and the ancient city of Bhubaneswar in India’s eastern state of Odisha. The flight originates in Abu Dhabi and operates three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Flight number 6E 1441 departs Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport at 02:35 and lands at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar at 08:35. The return journey, flight number 6E 1442, leaves Bhubaneswar at 09:35 and lands back in Abu Dhabi at 12:35.
The flight time is about four and a half hours in each direction and will be operated by Airbus A320 aircraft
Picture: Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur ©David Sutton/themangoroad.com
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