Manila-Chengdu and Manila-Chongqing Direct Air Routes to Open as of Mar. 18 2008
Philippine Airlines is to open Manila-Chengdu and Manila-Chongqing Direct air routes as of March 18th, 2008. There will be two shuttling flights per week respectively for the two routes. The A320 will be in service and it will take four hours for a single trip.
- 2:23 A.M. EST, Jan 25, 2008 AirAsia X to Open Hangzhou-Kuala Lumpur Air Route as of Feb. 4th 2008
AirAsia X (Air Asia and Fly Asian Express) is to open a new international air route between Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, and Hangzhou of China as of February 4th, 2008.
There will be five flights per week for this route after the opening. The flights will leave for Hangzhou at 08:10 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and at 17:25 on Tuesdays and Saturdays from Kuala Lumpur. The returning fights will depart from Hangzhou at 14:00 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and at 23:15 on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
- 3:15 A.M. EST, Jan 24, 2008 The First Imported Vertical Roller Coaster settles in Guangzhou Chimelong Paradise
Chimelong Paradise, the largest amusement park in Guangzhou, is to offer visitors a vertical roller coaster during the Spring Festival, which is the first vertical roller coaster China has imported.
The highest fall of the vertical roller coaster reaches 80 meters (262 feet) that equals a building with over 30 floors. It is the longest straight roller coaster of the world with an orbit of over one kilometer (1,094 yards). Its highest speed reaches to 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour. Equipped with three carriages, it has a seating capacity of 30 for once.
- 3:13 A.M. EST, Jan 24, 2008 The 3rd Phase of Beijing Olympic Ticket Sales to Start as of April
The third Phase of Beijing Olympic Ticket Sales is to start as of April 2008. There will be one to two million tickets for this phase. Different from the former two phases, the tickets of the third phase will be sold to the public all over the world. Meanwhile, purchasers can get the tickets at once after the payment.
- 3:02 A.M. EST, Jan 17, 2008 Airasia Airlines Opens Kuala Lumpur-Guangzhou Direct Air Route
Airasia Airlines has opened a new direct international air route between Kuala Lumpur, Capital of Malaysia, and Guangzhou of China since January 16th, 2008.
Prior to this, Airasia Airlines has opened three direct airlines to Shenzhen, Xiamen and Macau. The schedule for this newly opened air route is as follows:
|
Air Route |
Flight No. |
Departure Time |
Arrival Time |
Date |
|
Kuala Lumpur-Guangzhou |
AK42 |
05:50 |
09:50 |
Everyday |
|
Guangzhou-Kuala Lumpur |
AK43 |
10:25 |
14:25 |
- 3:01 A.M. EST, Jan 17, 2008 
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