Chongqing Airline launched two flights on July 13 and 14 between Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, Nyingchi city in Tibet autonomous region and Daocheng county in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
The flight to Nyingchi operates every Monday and Thursday. It departs from Zhuhai at 6:20 am, arrives in Chongqing at 8:25 am, then departs from Chongqing at 9:25 am and arrives in Nyingchi at 11:45 am.
It returns from Nyingchi at 12:25 pm and arrives in Chongqing at 2:50 pm, then departs from Chongqing at 4 pm and arrives in Zhuhai at 5:55 pm.
Nyingchi is in southeast Tibet and is known for the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon. It was selected in 2020 as one of China's best cities where people can avoid the summer heat.
The flight to Daocheng operates every Tuesday and Friday. It departs from Zhuhai at 6:55 am, arrives in Chongqing at 8:55 am, then departs at 9:55 am and arrives in Daocheng at 11:35 am.
The return flight departs from Daocheng at 12:50 pm, arrives in Chongqing at 2:30 pm, then departs at 4 pm and arrives in Zhuhai at 5:55 pm.
The landscape at Daocheng's Shangri-La scenic area features snow mountains, glaciers, lakes, grasslands and waterfalls, and also offers intangible cultural heritages and ancient villages.
John Edwards, the UK trade commissioner for China, praised Chongqing over its rise as a burgeoning center in intelligent manufacturing.