Fly direct from Bangkok to the ‘Hawaii of China’

After a three-year pandemic hiatus, passengers can now fly direct from Bangkok, Thailand to Haikou – “The Hawaii of China” – thanks to resumed services by Hainan Airlines.

Hainan Airlines flight HU7939 took off from Haikou Meilan International Airport in China’s Hainan province yesterday at 9.19am local time, bound for Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.

The resumed route’s inaugural flight was on a Monday but the route will be operated twice per week, on Thursdays and Saturdays, from March 2…

• Flight HU7939 departs from Haikou at 9.10am and lands in Bangkok at 10.30am.
• Flight HU7940 takes off from Bangkok at 11.30am and touches down in Haikou at 2.45pm.

A 162-seater Boeing 737 will operate the route, with eight business class seats and 137 economic seats. Yesterday, 137 Chinese tourists flew from China’s Hawaii to Bangkok.

There is scope to boost the frequency of…