Spring Airlines resumed direct Kaohsiung–Ningbo services on the 4th using an Airbus A320, operating one roundtrip weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Flight 9C8685 departs Ningbo Lishe Airport 15:30, arrives Kaohsiung 17:35; 9C8686 departs Kaohsiung 18:35, arrives Ningbo Lishe 20:35. Spring said previous travel between the cities required transfers and typically exceeded five hours; the direct service cuts one-way flight time to about two hours. Several mainland carriers have also been restoring c

Spring Airlines resumed direct Kaohsiung–Ningbo services on the 4th using an Airbus A320, operating one roundtrip weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Flight 9C8685 departs Ningbo Lishe Airport 15:30, arrives Kaohsiung 17:35; 9C8686 departs Kaohsiung 18:35, arrives Ningbo Lishe 20:35. Spring said previous travel between the cities required transfers and typically exceeded five hours; the direct service cuts one-way flight time to about two hours. Several mainland carriers have also been restoring cross-strait direct routes: China Eastern resumed Taichung–Chengdu from the 1st of this month, and Shandong Airlines expects to resume Taichung–Qingdao from the 23rd.