Tianjin Airlines launched Melbourne to Chongqing route, plans Sydney to Tianjin via Zhengzhou route

07 Nov 2017 2052 | Business & Trade Fairs

TIANJIN, China - Tianjin Airlineshas opened a new route directly from Melbourne to Chongqing. This is Tianjin Airlines' first transcontinental air route to Australia. Early next year, Tianjin Airlines will launch a new route from Sydney to Tianjin via Zhengzhou, which will initially begin from 29 January 2018. Ticket information for Melbourne-Chongqing are available on the official website and more about Sydney-Tianjin will be available in late November.

The flight schedules are as below:

Flight No.	from	Departure	to	Arrival	Day of Week
GS7946	Melbourne	13:40	Chongqing	21:10	Wed. Fri. Sun
GS7946	Chongqing	22:10	Melbourne	11:40(+1)	Tue. Thurs. Sat

GS7940	Sydney	8:30	Zhengzhou	16:25	Tue. Sat
GS7940	Zhengzhou	19:25	Tianjin	20:50	Tue. Sat
GS7939	Tianjin	13:10	Zhengzhou	14:35	Mon. Fri
GS7939	Zhengzhou	16:35	Sydney	06:30(+1)	Mon. Fri
*The slot will be adjusted according to the Australian winter/summer seasons. The above reference and flight schedules are local times.

The flights are operated by A330 aircraft, with 18 business class seats and 242 economy class seats. Both classes are equipped with entertainment system on the back of the seats. Besides, delicious meals and considerable service are served on board, providing an enjoyable journey for passengers.

Tianjin Airlines has signed SPA agreement with Virgin Australia Corporation, connecting more Australian cities to Tianjin, including Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide and Gold Coast. After arriving Chongqing and Tianjin, passengers can conveniently transfer to other Chinese cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Urumqi and Haikou. In this way passengers can experience the convenient connecting service by one-stop ticketing available on Tianjin Airlines' global website and online travel agents.

Tianjin Airlines concentrates on the international market and has opened nearly 10 international air routes in 2016, including Tianjin-Chongqing-London, Tianjin-Moscow, Tianjin-Chongqing-Auckland. This year, Tianjin Airlines has introduced the fourth Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft and entered the rapid track of internationalization. To date, Tianjin Airline's air route network has spread not only all over China, but also over the world. With more than 100 navigable cities and total passenger volume over 12 million.