Sichuan Airlines’ Inaugural Flight at Yangon International Airport

Sichuan Airlines’ inaugural flight arrives at Yangon International Airport (YIA) as the 31^st international airline flying into YIA on 13 November 2018.

Sichuan Airlines now connects Yangon, the commercial capital city of Myanmar, with Xi’an three times a week utilizing Airbus A320 with the capacity of 163 passengers. The flight tickets for this new route are available with the fare starting from 120 USD (tax excluded) for RGN – XIY (one way) and 170 USD (tax excluded) for a Round Trip via travel agencies in Myanmar or Sichuan Airlines official website: www.sichuanair.com.  

With the addition of Sichuan Airlines, 31 international airlines and 29 international destinations are currently operating at YIA. Followed by the Visa on Arrival service for Chinese tourists and Visa Free service for tourists from Japan and South Korea, the growth in the tourist traffic from those countries has been growing. YIA continues its effort in the future expansion of travel routes and to promote tourism to Myanmar inviting more airlines across the globe landing at YIA. We wish Sichuan Airlines all the best.

Celebrating the inaugural flight at Yangon International Airport

The celebration event was held at Terminal 1 and Mr. Hu Wei, Sichuan Airlines' Chief representative in Myanmar, Mandalay Station Manager Mr.Wang Futian and YIA officials were present at the event.

Mr. Jose Angeja, Chief Operating Officer of YACL said “Today Sichuan Air connects Yangon, the commercial capital of Myanmar to Xi’an, the biggest city in the northwest of China and the famous ancient capital in Chinese history. With this connection, it is also a good opportunity to travel more and develop our businesses, share our cultures, and it can also bring a great impact on many industries in Myanmar, particularly to the tourism industry. We hope to receive more tourists to Myanmar to enjoy the beauty of Myanmar and enjoy the improved facilities at Yangon International Airport.”

Mr.Hu Wei, Sichuan Airlines' Chief Representative in Myanmar said “With Sichuan Airlines connecting Yangon to Xi’an, we are bringing more and more Chinese travelers to Myanmar, strengthening communications and cooperation between the two countries. Sichuan Airlines already started a route Mandalay – Kunming in Feb 2018. This new route, Yangon – Xi’an is the second route of Sichuan Airlines in Myanmar and Yangon – Hangzhou routes will start operations in this coming December.”