New link between Nanjing and Hanoi
HK Express adds Hong Kong to Heifei, Yangon to Chengdu seasonal service
New link between Nanjing and Hanoi
HK Express adds Hong Kong to Heifei, Yangon to Chengdu seasonal service
October 19th, 2026. China Eastern has lined up a new service linking Nanjing with the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. The route will launch on November 20th and operate daily.
Flight number MU2677 will depart from Nanjing Lukou International Airport at 13:20 and will arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, at 15:30. The return leg, flight number MU2678, will leave Hanoi at 16:30 and arrive back in Nanjing at 20:30.
The duration of the flight will be about three hours in each direction, and the route will be served by an Airbus 320 aircraft.
Hong Kong to Heifei
Cathay Pacific subsidiary HK Express will launch a direct service linking Hong Kong with Hefei. The route will operate four times a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, commencing on December 3rd.
Flight number UO280 will take off from Hong Kong International Airport at 09:25 and arrive at Xinqiao International Airport, Hefei, at 11:35. The return trip, flight number UO283, will leave Hefei at 12:35 and touch down again in Hong Kong at 15:15
The route will be served by an Airbus A320ceo aircraft, and the flight duration is scheduled to last two hours and ten minutes for the outbound journey, and about half an hour longer for the return.
Yangon to Chengdu
Myanmar Airways International has launched a short seasonal service between Yangon and Chengdu. The route launched on October 15th and will continue with three round-trip flights a week until December 28th
Flight number 8M792 departs from Yangon International Airport at 21:50 on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and arrives at Tianfu International Airport, Chengdu at 02:05 the following morning. The return leg, flight number 8M793, leaves Chengdu at 03:05 on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, and lands back in Yangon at 04:20.
The journey time is two hours and forty-five minutes in each direction, and the flight is on board an Airbus A319 aircraft.
Picture: The Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi ©David Sutton/themangoroad.com
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