{"id":223390,"date":"2023-07-05T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=223390"},"modified":"2023-07-04T21:06:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T14:06:48","slug":"air-china-starts-chengdu-colombo-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2023\/07\/air-china-starts-chengdu-colombo-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Air China starts Chengdu-Colombo flights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SINGAPORE,\u00a05 July 2023: Air China reinstated services between\u00a0Chengdu Tianfu International Airport and Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport, scheduling three flights weekly, effective 3 July 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first flight arrived at BIA 2020, on 3 July, with 142 passengers welcomed by traditional Kandyan dancers and presented with Ceylon tea gift packs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"381\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223391 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-1-300x196.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 584px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 584\/381;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Bandaranaike International Airport. Kandyan dancers welcome Chinese tourists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The airline has deployed an A320 on the route with 157 seats for the six-hour and 5-minute flight. Flights operate every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fight CA425 departs Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) at 1735 and arrives at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) at 2055. The return flight CA426 departs CMB at 2215 and arrives in TFU at 0615 the following morning.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"381\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223392 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-1-300x196.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 584px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 584\/381;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE,\u00a05 July 2023: Air China reinstated services between\u00a0Chengdu Tianfu International Airport and Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport, scheduling three flights weekly, effective 3 July 2023. 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