What is the operation process of flying directly from Vientiane to Beijing without connecting flights?

Xinhuanet Vientiane March 12 (Reporter Rong Zhongxia) The reporter learned from the Laos business department of China Eastern Airlines on March 12 that China Eastern Airlines will officially open a direct flight from Beijing to Vientiane (stopping in Kunming) on March 3 1 2, and the one-way travel time from Vientiane to Beijing will be shortened to 7 hours.

According to reports, the departure time of Vientiane on this route is 14: 40 every day (local time, the same below). Laos time is one hour later than Beijing time), stopping in Kunming for two hours and arriving in Beijing at 22: 40; Beijing departs at 07: 55, 14: 10, and arrives in Vientiane every day. The model is Boeing 737, which can carry passengers 13 1 person.

At present, passengers from Vientiane to Beijing need to transfer at Kunming, pick up their luggage, and then transfer to another plane. The shortest transfer time is 3 hours.

Wei Ruomei, general manager of China Eastern Airlines Laos Business Department, told Xinhua that the new direct flight route was upgraded from the original Kunming-Vientiane route. Although it still needs to stop in Kunming, it has been changed to the same plane all the way, and the luggage is direct. At the same time, the model has also been upgraded from the original CRJ regional small plane (40 seats) to a large plane, and business class can also be provided for high-end passengers to choose from.

It is understood that there are only four direct flights between Laos and China, namely Vientiane to Kunming (China Eastern Airlines and Lao Airlines once a day), Vientiane to Nanning (China Eastern Airlines twice a week), Vientiane to Guangzhou (Lao Airlines three times a week) and Luang Prabang to Xishuangbanna (Lao Airlines twice a week). It is understood that China Eastern Airlines also plans to open direct flights from Kunming to Luang Prabang, a famous tourist city in Laos, to further expand the aviation market between Laos and China.