New service from Almaty to Xi’an
Air Macau adds Manila service, Cebu Pacific returns to Dubai
New service from Almaty to Xi’an
Air Macau adds Manila service, Cebu Pacific returns to Dubai
May 29th, 2026. FlyArystan has lined up a June 30th launch for a service linking Almaty and Xi’An. The service will operate twice a week with departures on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Flight number KC7865 will depart from Almaty International Airport at 21:25 and arrive at Xi’an Xianyang International Airport at 04:50 the following morning. The return leg, flight number KC7866, will leave Xi’an at 05:50 on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and arrive back in Aklmaty at 08:20.
The outbound journey is scheduled to last nearly four and a half hours, and the return, about one hour longer. Airbus A320 aircraft will serve the route.
Macau to Manila
Commencing on July 2nd, Air Macau will launch a direct service connecting the city with Manila. The route will operate five times a week on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Flight number NX952 will take off from Macau at 11:20 and arrive at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila at 14:10. The return trip will depart from Manila at 15:10 and arrive touch down again in Macau at 17:40.
The route will be served by an Airbus A320 aircraft, and the journey time will be a little under three hours for the outbound journey and about two hours and thirty minutes for the return.
Manila to Dubai
Cebu Pacific will be restoring its route between Manila and Dubai from July 4th, much to the relief of Dubai’s large Filipino expat community. Flights were suspended in early March due to the outbreak of fighting in the Middle East.
The revised schedule offers four flights a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Flight number 5J14 will depart from Manila at 15:35 and touch down at Dubai International Airport at 20:45. The return leg, flight number 5J15, leaves Dubai at 22:15 and lands back in Manila at 11:55 the following day.
The outbound flight time will be a little over nine hours, and about nine and a half hours for the return. An Airbus A330 Neo aircraft will serve the route.
Picture: Xi’An bell tower via Wikimedia Commons
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