This route is the second direct international route opened by Hainan Airlines to Vienna, Austria after the Shenzhen-Vienna route, and it is also the first outbound international route opened by Hainan Airlines in Chengdu (Tianfu) after the pandemic.
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Hainan Airlines will operate 3 flights a week, every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. The outbound flight is scheduled to take off from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport at 02:45 Beijing time and arrive at Vienna International Airport at 06:05 local time, with an estimated flight time of 10 hours and 20 minutes. The return flight is scheduled to take off from Vienna International Airport at 12:30 local time and arrive at 05:10 Beijing time the next day. The flight time is expected to be 9 hours and 40 minutes.
Chengdu has been a hub for Sino-foreign exchanges since ancient times. At present, the air passenger throughput has jumped to the third largest city in the country. It is an international aviation hub city focused on the national “14th Five-Year Plan” strategic plan. Hainan Airlines has a rich domestic route network in Chengdu, including Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Haikou, Sanya, Yulin and other routes. The rich domestic routes greatly facilitate passengers to transit international flights from all over the country via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport.
Up to now, Hainan Airlines has resumed, newly opened and planned to operate more than 50 international and regional round-trip passenger routes from Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Haikou, Chongqing, Xi’an, Changsha, Taiyuan, Dalian, Guangzhou and other cities. Hainan Airlines will continue to accelerate the resumption and opening of international and regional routes to meet the travel needs of global passengers.
