Air Arabia recently launched its inaugural flight to Urumqi in China. This is the carriers 101st global destination. Adel A Ali, group chief executive officer, Air Arabia, said:…

Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang region, is expected to become the next Chinese city to start offering 72-hour visa-free stays for transit air passengers. Under the…

Commencing 22 August, Korean Air will launch a new code-share agreement with China Southern Airlines on the Incheon-Urumqi route. Korean Air’s flights depart from Incheon…

A new airline based in northwest Chinese's Xinjiang region has been cleared for take-off. Urumqi Airlines is the latest regional carrier from China's HNA Group, which also operates…

Authorities at Urumqi's Diwopu International Airport, in northwest China's Xinjiang region, have decided to reopen the old Terminal 1 in an effort to ease congestion. T1 was first…

Accor has expanded into the far northwest of China, with the launch of its first ever hotel in Urumqi. The company's move in the capital of China's Xinjiang region was enabled by…

Air Astana will boost flights to the city of Urumqi, in western China's Xinjiang region. From 1 August 2012, Kazakhstan's national carrier will increase the frequency of its Almaty-Urumqi…

The city of Urumqi, in northwest China's Xinjiang region, is planning to attract 10 million tourists this year - 27.9% more than the 7.8 million achieved last year. Xinhua reported the…

A huge fire broke out in a high-rise office building in the commercial centre of the western Chinese city of Urumqi yesterday. The China Daily reported that the fire, in the capital…

After a request from the National Health Service of Latvia, airBaltic performed a special cargo flight to and from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in China, bringing 900,000 face…

Over 200,000 flights have now been cancelled or proactively removed from schedules to, from and within China due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to Cirium. The figure – which…

Lucky Air, the Chinese airline, started direct scheduled service between St. Petersburg, Russia and Kunming, China. Both the destination and the carrier are a new addition to the…

Two-day forum on Yas Island – Abu Dhabi is set to welcome 85 top tier travel buyers from China and 75 suppliers from across the MENA region.

China Southern Airlines is planning to deploy its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to Xinjiang, the restive region in the far west of China. According to an update on the Routes Online…

The Chinese government is planning to invest CNY14.4 billion (US$2.1bn) in the construction or expansion of 17 airports in the remote northwestern region of Xinjiang this year, Xinhua…

Kazakhstan's national carrier will ramp up the frequency of its flights to London this summer. Air Astana has confirmed that, effective June 2017, it will launch a fifth weekly flight…

Singapore's Changi Airport experienced a strong year in 2016, handling record numbers of passengers and flights. According to official data released this week, a total of 58.7 million…

Thai Lion roars into Western China Where? Bangkok (Thailand) to Chengdu (China) When? Daily, effective 1 March 2017 Who? Thai Lion Air Why? Mainly serving rising Chinese tourist…

Who's flying where? All is revealed with our round-up of the latest air routes... Fiji Airways spreads wings in Australia Where? Suva (Fiji) to Adelaide (Australia) When? Twice a…

An airline alliance for Asian low-cost carriers has unveiled its own aircraft livery. U-Fly Alliance brings together five fast-growing LCCs from North Asia - HK Express, Lucky Air,…