Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kunming Changshui" in Malay language version.
Various AirAsia carriers starting February 2023 gradually resumes scheduled passenger service to China, as well as Macau.
Batik Air in late-April 2023 resumed Jakarta – Kunming service, last served regularly until February 2020. The airline on 19APR23 resumed first flight with Airbus A320 aircraft, scheduled twice weekly. Third weekly flight is tentatively scheduled from 09JUL23.
Batik Air Malaysia during the month of February 2024 continues network expansion, with new service to Batam, Dayong and Kunming.
Kuala Lumpur – Batam eff 16FEB24 4 weekly 737 MAX 8 (This route is in addition to Kuala Lumpur Subang – Batam 1 daily ATR72 flight),
Kuala Lumpur – Dayong eff 09FEB24 3 weekly 737 MAX 8,
Kuala Lumpur – Kunming eff 08FEB24 4 weekly 737 MAX 8.
China Eastern (MU): Kunming – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi 1 weekly 737-800.
China Eastern (MU): Kunming – Chiang Mai 1 daily 737-700.
China Eastern from late-February 2024 plans to resume service to The Maldives from China's Yunnan Province, where it plans to operate Kunming – Colombo – Male route, effective 28FEB24. This route will be served twice weekly, increasing to 3 from 01APR24, with Boeing 737-700/-800 aircraft.
China Eastern from late-October 2023 plans to resume Kunming – Kathmandu route, last served until 2020. The Skyteam member plans to operate 2 weekly flights from 21OCT23 initially, increasing to 3 weekly from 31OCT23.
China Eastern this week plans to expand service to Southeast Asia from Kunming, where the airline plans to operate first Kunming – Kuala Lumpur flight on 16MAR24. This route will be served on daily basis, with Airbus A320 aircraft.
China Eastern (MU): Kunming – Phnom Penh 4 weekly 737-800.
China Eastern (MU): Kunming – Phuket 3 weekly 737-800 (4 weekly from 03JUL23).
China Eastern (MU): Kunming – Siem Reap 3 weekly 737-800.
Kunming – Tokyo Narita 1 weekly 787-9.
China Eastern (MU): Kunming – Tokyo Narita 1 weekly A320 (787-9 from 20JUN23).
China Southern in Northern summer 2023 schedules various domestic sectors addition. Routes briefly served until end of June 2023, as well as service transferring from Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU) to Chengdu Tianfu (TFU), are excluded from this list. The new routes/sectors addition is based on comparison for the following periods: 01APR22 – 25MAR23 vs 26MAR23 – 28OCT23, as of 09JUL23:
Urumqi – Kunming 10JUL23 – 30AUG23 4 weekly 737-800 (Last served until March 2013).
Korean Air from mid-November 2023 plans to resume Seoul Incheon – Kunming service, as the airline earlier this week opened reservation for travel from 19NOV23. The Skyteam member will offer 4 weekly flights on board Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Kunming Airlines (KY): Kunming – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi 3 weekly 737-800.
Kunming Airlines (KY): Kunming – Phuket 5 weekly 737-800 (4 from 12MAY23, 1 daily from 22JUN23).
Lucky Air (8L): Kunming – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi 5 weekly A320/737-800 (1 daily from 04MAY23).
Lucky Air (8L): Kunming – Chiang Mai 3 weekly 737-800 (1 daily from 01JUL23).
Lucky Air in March and April 2023 plans gradual international service restoration to Southeast Asia, appeared in recent schedule filing.
Ruili Airlines (DR): Kunming – Jinghong – Chiang Mai 2 weekly 737-700 (3 from 06MAY23).
Ruili Airlines (DR): Kunming – Chiang Rai eff 13MAY23 3 weekly 737-700.
Ruili Airlines earlier this month introduced new service to Vietnam, which saw the inaugural of Kunming – Cam Ranh/Nha Trang route on 09NOV23.
Ruili Airlines (DR): Kunming – Phuket eff 03JUN23 3 weekly 737-800.
Ruili Airlines (DR): Kunming – Sihanoukville 1 weekly 737-800.
Sichuan Airlines at the launch of Northern summer 2023 season is resuming 2 routes to Southeast Asia, including service for Phuket and Vientiane.
VietJet Air from July 2023 plans to introduce new scheduled charter service, where it schedules Hue – Kunming nonstop flight. From 11JUL23, Airbus A321 aircraft will operate this route 3 times weekly.
AirAsia continues to expand its presence in China by launching a new route from its second largest hub in Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu to Kunming.
Starting 25 September 2024, AirAsia Malaysia (flight code AK) will operate three flights weekly from Kota Kinabalu to Kunming. With the addition of Kunming, the airline will fly to a total of 10 routes with 69 flights weekly from Kota Kinabalu to destinations in China from September 2024 onwards.
AirAsia terus memperluas rangkaiannya di China dengan melancarkan laluan baharu dari hab kedua terbesarnya di Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu ke Kunming.(dalam bahasa Bahasa Melayu)
Bermula 25 September 2024, AirAsia Malaysia (kod penerbangan AK) akan mengendalikan tiga penerbangan mingguan dari Kota Kinabalu ke Kunming. Dengan penambahan laluan ke Kunming, syarikat penerbangan ini akan terbang ke 10 laluan dengan 69 penerbangan mingguan dari Kota Kinabalu ke destinasi di China bermula bulan September 2024.
Penerbangan Kedua Kuala Lumpur - Kunming bermula 3 Mac 2023(dalam bahasa Bahasa Melayu)
AirAsia Malaysia is set to restart four China destinations from two hubs - Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu to Macao, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Kunming 10 flights weekly, with the plan to increase the frequency by up to 27 flights weekly in March. Complementing the resumption of the short-haul destinations, AirAsia X Malaysia will reconnect Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Chengdu with 10 flights weekly starting March 1, 2023.
