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PENANG, Malaysia, 6 January 2025: China\u2019s Loong Air launched twice weekly direct flights between Xi\u2019an, China, and Penang, Malaysia, on 30 December, with the low-cost airline quoting a roundtrip fare starting at USD277.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flights are scheduled every Monday and Friday using a 170-seat A321 with a flight time of five hours and 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Photo credit: Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Flight schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight GJ8305 <\/strong>departs Xi\u2019an (XIY) at 1340 and arrives in Penang (PEN) at 1900.
Flight GJ8306<\/strong> departs Penang (PEN) at 2000 and arrives in Xi\u2019an (XIY) at 0050 (plus a day).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourism Malaysia Deputy Chairman Datuk Yeoh Soon Hin welcomed the new route connecting Xi\u2019an and Penang, saying it was \u201canother important addition to Penang\u2019s international air network, following the recent introduction of a direct flight from Shanghai Pudong to Penang by Shanghai Airlines last August.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bernama noted that the \u201claunch of the Xi\u2019an-Penang direct flight was the result of efforts by Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, who visited China in 2023 and 2024 to persuade Loong Air to launch direct flights to Malaysia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhejiang Loong Airlines Company operates its main hub at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGN). Its international services include flights to Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines (Kalibo) and Thailand (Bangkok and Pattaya).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Source: Tourism Malaysia, Bernama)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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