Sichuan Airlines Opens Mianyang Base

Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines is to establish a small base in Mianyang, initially with two Embraer ERJ 145s but growing to a third aircraft in April. Mianyang is the second largest prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province in western China and is noted for its beautiful scenery, long history, and deep cultural roots. Sichuan Airlines plans to base up to ten aircraft there from 2015. It will serve ten destinations this summer and has already launched flights to Changsha and Chongqing; from next week it will add Guiyang, Jinjinang, Lanzhou, Nanning, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan and Wuhan to its network.

Air China, Shanghai Airlines and Spring Airlines already serve Mianyang; Air China has a twice daily link to Beijing, Shanghai Airlines has daily services to Shanghai Pu Dong and Sanya, while low-cost carrier Spring Airlines offers a daily rotation to Shanghai Hongqiao.

Including these flights, Sichuan Airlines is adding 21 new routes this summer and resuming seasonal services on nine more. These are all outlined below.

Schedule:

Beijing – Zhongwei – Xi’An
3U8789 PEK0755 – 1030ZHY1130 – 1230XIY 320 D
3U8790 XIY1820 – 1930ZHY2020 – 2245PEK 320 D

Changzhou – Guilin
3U8595 CZX1010 – 1220KWL 320 x246
3U8596 KWL1310 – 1510CZX 320 x246

Changzhou – Zhangjiajie
3U8597 CZX1600 – 1750DYG 320 x246
3U8598 DYG1840 – 2030CZX 320 x246

Changzhou – Zhuhai – Sanya
3U8873 CZX1010 – 1215ZUH1305 – 1420SYX 320 246
3U8874 SYX1510 – 1625ZUH1715 – 1920CZX 320 246

Chongqing – Jinan – Hohhet
3U8929 CKG1440 – 1655TNA1735 – 1920HET 319 246
3U8929 CKG1500 – 1655TNA1735 – 1920HET 319 x246
3U8930 HET2010 – 2140TNA2230 – 0040+1CKG 319 D

Harbin – Wuhan – Nanning
3U8725 HRB0735 – 1155WUH1245 – 1430NNG 319 D
3U8726 NNG1520 – 1655WUH1750 – 2145HRB 319 D

Kunming – Xiamen
3U8917 KMG0715 – 0935XMN 320 D
3U8918 XMN1050 – 1315KMG 320 D

Kunming – Zhengzhou – Hohhet
3U8819 KMG0700 – 0920CGO1010 – 1130HET 320 x246
3U8820 HET1220 – 1350CGO1440 – 1710KMG 320 x246

Mianyang – Changsha
3U8765 MIG1820 – 2000CSX ER4 246
3U8766 CSX2040 – 2300MIG ER4 246

Mianyang – Chongqing
3U8631 MIG0800 – 0840CKG ER4 D
3U8632 CKG2115 – 2205MIG ER4 D

Mianyang – Guiyang – Jinjinang
3U8779 MIG0830 – 0950KWE1025 – 1215JJN x246 ER4

3U8780 JJN1255 – 1505KWE1540 – 1655MIG x246 ER4

Mianyang – Guiyang – Nanning
3U8823 MIG0830 – 0950KWE1025 – 1125NNG 246 ER4
3U8824 NNG1200 – 1300KWE1335 – 1450MIG 246 ER4

Miangyang – Lanzhou
3U8693 MIG1725 – 1845LHW ER4 x246
3U8694 LHW1920 – 2045MIG ER4 x246

Mianyang – Shijiazhuang
3U8827 MIG1525 – 1735SJW ER4 246
3U8828 SJW1815 – 2035MIG ER4 246

Mianyang – Taiyuan – Shenyang
3U8591 MIG0830 – 1030TYN1110 – 1230SHE ER4 D
3U8592 SHE1310 – 1450TYN1530 – 1730MIG ER4 D

Mianyang – Wuhan
3U8709 MIG1835 – 2020WUH ER4 x246
3U8710 WUH2100 – 2240MIG ER4 x246

Sanya – Nanchang – Hohhet
3U8875 SYX1125 – 1355KHN1510 – 1730HET 319 246
3U8876 HET1820 – 2035KHN2125 – 2355SYX 319 246

Chongqing – Changzhou
3U8593 CKG0730 – 0920CZX 320 D
3U8594 CZX2120 – 2310CKG 320 D

Chongqing – Hohhet
3U8929 CKG1440 – 1920HET 320 D
3U8930 HET2010 – 0040+1CKG 320 D

The other routes where Sichuan Airlines is resuming flights comprise…
1 Daily Chengdu – Lanzhou
4 weekly Chongqing – Guilin
1 Daily Chongqing – Wuxi
1 weekly Hangzhou – Dalian
6 weekly Hangzhou – Dalian – Harbin
1 Daily Hangzhou – Zhengzhou – Urumqi
1 Daily Kunming – Jinan
5 weekly Kunming – Xining
1 Daily Xi’An – Yinchuan

Schedule Source: Airline Route