Taipei to Phoenix and Busan
Hong Kong to the ancient city of Lijiang
Taipei to Phoenix and Busan
Hong Kong to the ancient city of Lijiang
July 30th, 2025. Starting on December 3rd, China Airlines will introduce a service between Taipei and Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix is the gateway to the Grand Canyon region.
The outbound flight will be non-stop, but there will be a technical stop in Los Angeles on the return. The flight will operate three times a week on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Flight number CI36 will take off from Taipei’s Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 10:55 and will touch down at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport at 08:00. The return journey, flight number CI35 will leave Phoenix at 11:55 and land at Los Angeles International at 12:20 for a two and a half hour layover before continuing the flight at 14:50. It touched down again in Taipei at 21:30 the following day.
The duration of the outbound flight will be around twelve hours, but the total for the return leg will be approximately eighteen and a half hours. The airline will deploy Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
On October 21st, Eva Air will launch a direct service between Taipei’s Taoyuan International and Busan in South Korea.
Flight number BR164 will depart from Taipei at 12:30 and arrive at Busan’s Gimhae International Airport at 15:55. From October 28th onwards, the departure time will change to 14:25 and land at 17:40. The return journey will leave Busan at 18:55 and touch down again in Taipei at 20:25.
The flight duration will be about two and a half hours in each direction, and the aircraft will be an Airbus A321.
Modern Hong Kong to Ancient Lijiang
In the meantime, Hong Kong Airlines will be inaugurating a new service between the city and Lijiang. Located in Yunnan province, about 320 kilometres northwest of Kunming on the Yungui Plateau, Lijiang Old Town is a UNESCO Heritage Site.
The service will commence on September 8th with three flights a week departing on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Flight number HX412 will take off from Hong Kong International Airport at 19:50 and arrive at Lijiang’s Sanyi International Airport at 22:45. The return leg, flight number HX413, will leave Lijiang at 09:05 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and arrive back in Hong Kong at 11:55
The flight will be served by Airbus A320 aircraft and will take a little under three hours in each direction.
Picture: Picture: Airbus A350-900 in Auckland by Sam Reeves Photography via Wikimedia Commons
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