{"id":224257,"date":"2023-07-25T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=224257"},"modified":"2023-07-24T21:24:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T14:24:40","slug":"langkawi-welcomes-chinese-tour-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2023\/07\/langkawi-welcomes-chinese-tour-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Langkawi welcomes Chinese tour groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANGKAWI, 25 July 2023: Chinese tourists on a Batik Air charter flight from Chengdu to Langkawi last week signalled the return of Chinese tour groups to the popular island destination in north Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Batik Air weekly charter from Chengdu, China, was welcomed by the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA), Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Airports executives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-224258 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-13.jpg 593w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-13-300x190.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 593px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 593\/375;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Batik Air Malaysia at Langkawi International Airport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the first direct flight from a Chinese city to Langkawi since the Covid-19 pandemic. The charter on Batik Air (formerly Malindo Air) uses a Boeing 737-800 with 180 seats for the three-hour and 35-minute flight from Chengdu. Ten charter flights are scheduled until October, with around 1,800 passengers booked on holiday packages sold by Sichuan Global Travel Service Company, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LADA executives are hopeful the charters will encourage more direct flights between Chinese cities and Langkawi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flight OD611 departs weekly from Tianfu International Airport (TFU), Chengdu, at 0310 (Saturday) and arrives at Langkawi&nbsp; International Airport at 0725.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outbound flight OD610 departs Langkawi at 2155 (Friday) and arrives in Chengdu at 0210.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Langkawi is campaigning to increase direct flights to and from the island to tap significant source markets such as Indonesia, India and China. 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