文章來源：中國東方航空集團公司 發(fa)布時(shi)間：2008-10-31
首航(hang)班(ban)機(ji)于10月29日(ri)23：50從昆明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)起飛(fei)(fei)(fei)前往(wang)加(jia)(jia)爾(er)(er)(er)(er)各答(da)(da)(da)(da)(da)，30日(ri)凌晨5：20返回(hui)昆明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)，標(biao)志著東(dong)航(hang)昆明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)－加(jia)(jia)爾(er)(er)(er)(er)各答(da)(da)(da)(da)(da)國(guo)際航(hang)線(xian)首航(hang)成功。參(can)加(jia)(jia)中(zhong)國(guo)昆明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)國(guo)際旅游交易會的(de)首個外國(guo)買家團隨首航(hang)班(ban)機(ji)抵達昆明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)。此條航(hang)線(xian)開航(hang)初(chu)期計(ji)劃每周一(yi)(yi)、三、五、七各一(yi)(yi)班(ban)，昆明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)23：50起飛(fei)(fei)(fei)，次日(ri)23：40（加(jia)(jia)爾(er)(er)(er)(er)各答(da)(da)(da)(da)(da)時(shi)間）抵加(jia)(jia)爾(er)(er)(er)(er)各答(da)(da)(da)(da)(da)，00：40（加(jia)(jia)爾(er)(er)(er)(er)各答(da)(da)(da)(da)(da)時(shi)間）加(jia)(jia)爾(er)(er)(er)(er)各答(da)(da)(da)(da)(da)起飛(fei)(fei)(fei)，05：20返回(hui)昆明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)。航(hang)班(ban)號是MU555/6，空(kong)中(zhong)飛(fei)(fei)(fei)行(xing)距(ju)離1524公(gong)(gong)里，飛(fei)(fei)(fei)行(xing)時(shi)間135分鐘(zhong)左右。昆明(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)－加(jia)(jia)爾(er)(er)(er)(er)各答(da)(da)(da)(da)(da)航(hang)線(xian)的(de)開通是東(dong)航(hang)云南分公(gong)(gong)司(si)全面(mian)實施“連接東(dong)南亞、南亞國(guo)際大(da)通道”戰(zhan)略(lve)的(de)又(you)一(yi)(yi)重(zhong)要舉措，此舉意味(wei)著“孟中(zhong)印緬(mian)”空(kong)中(zhong)通道將(jiang)實現(xian)整體互(hu)通。為(wei)答(da)(da)(da)(da)(da)謝廣大(da)旅客(ke)，東(dong)航(hang)在開航(hang)一(yi)(yi)個月內推(tui)出優(you)惠措施，散客(ke)往(wang)返機(ji)票凈(jing)價僅(jin)1180元，團隊機(ji)票凈(jing)價僅(jin)660元。