Sanya Phoenix International Airport

Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines will launch the first direct air link between Kazakhstan and Singapore, with a twice-weekly service via China’s Hainan island.

From Routes World, Sanya is showcasing its growing international network.

German leisure carrier Condor is expanding its Asia network with the addition of Sanya, marking its first destination in China.

Fifty aircraft will be based in Hainan to support the Chinese province’s free trade hub masterplan.

Sanya Phoenix hopes to capitalize on Hainan's third, fourth, fifth, and seventh air traffic rights.

Growth on the agenda as airports and government seek to make the Hainan province a global leisure destination.

Tibet Airlines revealed at World Routes that it will introduce a daily link from Sanya, the Chinese beach resort in Hainan province, via Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province and host city for the route development forum, to the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Russia from next year.