CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- On April 16, the reporter learned from Chongqing Airlines under China Southern that Chongqing will launch the flight Chongqing⇌Colombo⇌Male on June 24, which will be operated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Chongqing Airlines will operate the flight with A320neo aircraft. The departure flight, CZ553, will depart Chongqing at 12:10 every Monday and Friday, arriving in Colombo at 15:30, then leaving Colombo at 16:30 and arriving in Male at 17:10; the flight will depart Chongqing at 15:45 every Wednesday, arriving in Colombo at 19:00, then leaving Colombo at 21:10 and arriving in Male at 20:55. The return flight, CZ554, will leave Male at 18:20 every Monday and Friday, arriving in Colombo at 21:00, then departing Colombo at 22:00 and arriving in Chongqing at 05:55 (+1); the flight will leave Male at 22:25 every Wednesday, arriving in Colombo at 01:10 (+1), then departing Colombo at 02:20 (+1) and arriving in Chongqing at 10:30 (+1) (The above schedule is local time, and please refer to the schedule on the official website).

It is understood that this is the first international flight in Chongqing market with the Fifth Freedom of the Air, which refers to the right of an airline in a country or region to stop and load passengers and cargo in a third country when operating a certain international flight. The launch of this flight has filled the gap in the network of flight between Chongqing and Maldives, Sri Lanka, conducive to promoting economic and trade contact, people-to-people exchanges between regions and the development of tourism industry. (Translated by Hu Chuanmin, Fathom Language Limited)