pring Airlines to Launch First Non-Stop Flight from Southwest China to Central Japan

Spring Airlines (9C), China's largest low-cost carrier, announced Tuesday at a press conference that it will launch a thrice-weekly non-stop flight linking Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province in Southwest China, and Nagoya, Japan starting September 26.

It is introduced that this will be the first non-stop flight connecting Southwest China with the city in central Japan.

The thrice-weekly service will be operated by Airbus A320 aircraft on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, according to the airline.

The Nagoya-bound flight 9C8755 is scheduled to depart Guiyang at 7:35 p.m. and arrive in Nagoya at 0:45 a.m. the next day, with the return flight 9C8756 taking off at 2:50 p.m. and arriving in Guiyang at 6:35 p.m.

Spring Airlines said the launch of the non-stop flight will shorten the travel time for people headed to Japan.

In addition, the budget carrier will launch two more Nagoya services from Yinchuan and Changzhou, as well as one Osaka service from Changchun next month.