Juneyao to launch Manila service
Thai Airways to relaunch flights to Xiamen
Juneyao to launch Manila service
Thai Airways to relaunch flights to Xiamen
August 14th, 2026. Commencing on October 17th, Juneyao Airlines will be launching a service linking Shanghai with Manila. The route will operate five times a week and will depart, at least initially, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. There does seem to be some variation in the timetable during November, so always double-check before booking.
Flight number HO1565 will depart from Shanghai Pu Dong International Airport at 23:00 and will arrive at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, at 02:40 the next morning. The return journey, flight number HO1566, will leave Manila at 03:10 on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and arrive back in Shanghai at 06:35.
An Airbus 320 aircraft will serve the route, and the flight time will be three hours and forty minutes for the outward journey and about fifteen minutes quicker for the return.
Bangkok to Xiamen
Thai Airways will return to Xiamen, in China’s Fujian province, after a six-year hiatus. The new service will launch on October 25th and will operate four times a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The Sunday service will have a different time slot.
On Sundays, flight number TG610 will take off from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport at 12:35 and will touch down at Gaoqi International Airport, Xiamen at 17:00. The return leg, flight number TG611, will leave Xiamen at 17:55 and arrive back in Bangkok at 20:15.
On the other days, TG610 will depart from Bangkok at 10:40 and arrive in Xiamen at 15:05. TG611 will leave Xiamen at 16:10 and touch down again in Bangkok at 18:30.
The route will be served by an Airbus A321 Neo aircraft, and the journey time will be about three hours and twenty minutes in each direction.
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