Singapore travellers to get new low-cost option to Guangzhou with 9air’s daily flights

SINGAPORE – Singapore travellers will soon have a new low-cost option to fly direct to Guangzhou, in the south of China.

Travellers can then continue on the same flight to Yinchuan, the capital of north-west China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

From Aug 10, Guangzhou-based carrier 9air will fly daily between Yinchuan, Guangzhou and Singapore.

The inaugural flight will arrive in Singapore on Aug 11, said 9air in a media release on July 8.

For the Singapore to Yinchuan leg, Flight AQ1276 will depart Changi Airport at 1.10am and arrive in Guangzhou at 5.20am. The flight will then leave for Yinchuan at 6.55am, touching down at 10.10am.

For the return leg, AQ1275 will depart Yinchuan at 3.20pm, arrive in Guangzhou at 6.30pm and take off for Singapore at 8.05pm. It will land in Singapore at 12.10am the next day.

The flights will be operated on Boeing 737 aircraft from Terminal 4 at Changi Airport.

There will be 188 seats available, with 12 premium economy and 177 standard economy ones, said Changi Airport Group, in response to queries. 

Fares for the Singapore-Guangzhou flight start at 856 yuan (S$160), inclusive of taxes and surcharges, but without baggage allowance.

The corresponding fares for the Guangzhou-Singapore leg will start at 599 yuan. The Singapore-Yinchuan flight will cost 1,006 yuan, and the return leg from Yinchuan to Singapore will cost 749 yuan.

Booking can be done on 9air’s official website and the WeChat mini programme, as well as on online travel agencies such as Trip.com

9air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Juneyao Air, operates a fleet of 27 Boeing 737 series aircraft.

It was established in 2014 and has expanded its network to seven countries and regions in North-east and South-east Asia.