{"id":260630,"date":"2025-12-19T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=260630"},"modified":"2025-12-18T22:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:34:15","slug":"spring-airlines-ventures-to-penang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/spring-airlines-ventures-to-penang\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Airlines ventures to Penang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PENANG, 19 December 2025: Spring Airlines, a budget airline based in Shanghai, will launch a new direct route between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Penang International Airport (PEN) starting on 30 January 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the announcement released on 16 December, the airline is scheduling a daily service deploying a 180-seat A320, with a flight time of five hours and 50 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"854\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-93.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-260632 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/854;aspect-ratio:1.8735527251350927;width:537px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-93.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-93-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-93-600x320.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-93-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-93-1536x820.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-93-696x371.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-93-1068x570.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-93-787x420.png 787w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo credit: Spring Airlines. First-ever flights to Penang begin on 30 January 2026.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It marks a significant expansion for the budget carrier on a busy route already served by two other Chinese airlines \u2014 Juneyao Airlines and Shanghai Airlines. Skyscanner quotes a round-trip fare of USD344 for travel in February on Spring Airlines. Fares on Shanghai Airlines start at USD443 and on Juneyao Airlines at USD417.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flight schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9C7259<\/strong> departs Shanghai (PVG) at 0850 and arrives in Penang (PEN) at 1430.<br><strong>9C7260 <\/strong>departs Penang (PEN) at 1510 and arrives in Shanghai (PVG) at 2040.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite intense competition from Shanghai Airlines and Juneyao Airlines on the route, tourism officials in Penang suggest initial approval for seasonal operations could be upgraded to a permanent, year-round service if travel demand is positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent increase in travel between China and Malaysia, spurred by reciprocal visa-free entry policies, has prompted Spring Airlines to add Penang to its network. 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