Seasonal flights to Southeast Asia
Juneyao adds Chiang Mai, Virgin to Phuket, and Air Astana to Langkawi
Seasonal flights to Southeast Asia
Juneyao adds Shanghai to Chiang Mai, Virgin to Phuket, and Air Astana to Langkawi
October 12th, 2026. Juneyao Airlines will be resuming its service between Shanghai and Thailand’s second city, Chiang Mai. There will be a one-off flight on October 17th, but it will settle into a three-times-a-week routine from November 5th.
Flight number HO1363 will depart from Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, at 20:15 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and will arrive in Chiang Mai International Airport at 00:30 the next morning. The return service, flight number HO1364, will leave Chiang Mai at 01:30 on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and arrive back in Shanghai at 06:20.
The outbound flight will last five hours and fifteen minutes, and the return, three hours and fifty minutes. An Airbus 320 aircraft will be deployed for the route.
London to Phuket
Reservations have opened for Virgin Atlantic’s first flights to Southeast Asia. The service will link London and Phuket and will operate three times a week, departing on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, commencing on October 18th.
Flight number VS214 will take off from London’s Heathrow Airport at 15:45 and will touch down at Phuket International Airport at 09:55 the next morning. The return leg, flight number VS215, will leave Phuket at 13:15 on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and arrive back in London at 19:50.
The route will be served by a Boeing 787-9, and the duration will be twelve hours and ten minutes for the outbound flight, and thirteen and a half hours for the return.
Almaty to Langkawi
Starting on December 25th, Kazakhstan’s Air Astana will launch a service between Almaty and the Malaysian island of Langkawi. The route will operate three times a week, departing on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.
Flight number KC8167 will depart from Almaty International Airport at 21:35 and will touch down at Langkawi International Airport at 08:10 the next morning. The return trip, flight number KC8168, will leave Langkawi at 09:40 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, and will arrive back in Almaty at 14:40.
An Airbus A321 Neo LR will operate the route, and the journey time will be seven and a half hours for the outbound flight, and half an hour more for the return.
Picture: Phra Singh Temple, Chiang Mai by Panupong Roopyai via Wikimedia Commons
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