On January 21, Chaoshan Airport Company and Urumqi Airlines officially opened the airline of Urumqi-Wuhan-Chaoshan, which started the first round of the Spring transportation with a high passenger load rate of nearly 90%.

This airline is for the Boeing 737-800 to fly one time each day. The specific flight time is departure from Urumqi at 8:00, and arrival of Chaoshan at 15:20. The return journey is flying from Chaoshan Airport at 17:45, and arriving Urumqi at 1:50 in the early morning. The official opening of the route filled the gap between Chaoshan and Xinjiang for many years, provided convenient transportation channels for residents of the two places, and shortened the travel time.

Source:Shantou Daily, Jan 24, 2019

潮汕国际机场新开乌鲁木齐航点

1月21日，潮汕机场公司携手乌鲁木齐航空正式开通乌鲁木齐-武汉-潮汕航线，以近90%的高客座率打响了春运第一炮。

　　该航线由波音737-800执飞，每天一班，具体航班时刻为8:00从乌鲁木齐出发，15:20抵达潮汕；返程为17:45从潮汕机场出发，凌晨1:50抵达乌鲁木齐。该航线的正式通航，填补了潮汕与新疆两地多年的航线空白,为两地居民提供了便捷的交通渠道，缩短了旅途时间。

来源：汕头日报2019-1-24