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Shenzhen Airlines to start direct flights to Bangkok

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-07 17:59

Shenzhen Airlines, China's fifth largest air carrier, announced Saturday it will start direct flights between Shenzhen and Bangkok from March 31.

The ZH9793 service, on a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, will depart Shenzhen at 11:30 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and arrive in Bangkok at 1 am local time the following days, the airline said in a press release.

Flights numbered ZH9794 will leave Bangkok at 2:30 am local time on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and arrive in Shenzhen at 6 am Beijing time the same day.

The privately-owned airline said in the statement that it was planning to launch direct flights from Shenzhen to Southeast Asian cities, including Singapore and Hanoi, without giving specific schedules.