S7 Airlines has opened the sale of air tickets to Guangzhou from Irkutsk. From December 15, 2024, direct scheduled flights will be operated twice a week: on Tuesdays and Sundays.
“In the upcoming winter season, we will resume flights from Irkutsk to Guangzhou. China has become one of the main centers of attraction for travelers in recent years, and we are focusing on the development of this area. We hope that it will become in demand among residents of the Irkutsk region who want to move from winter to subtropical summer. In Guangzhou, you can see the technological architecture of modernity, get acquainted with authentic traditions, nature and sights. In addition to Guangzhou, residents of the Irkutsk region, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Ufa and other Russian cities have direct flights from S7 Airlines to cities such as Beijing, Sochi, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Ulan-Ude, Kyzyl and Yekaterinburg. And from October 28, we will resume flights to Phuket,” says Igor Veretennikov, Director of Strategy at S7 Group.
On Tuesday, the plane from Irkutsk will depart at 21:10, landing in Guangzhou at 02:45. The return flight will depart on Wednesdays at 03:45 and land in the capital of the Irkutsk region at 09:25. The Sunday flight departs from Irkutsk at 23:00, boarding at 04:15. The return flight from Guangzhou will be operated on Mondays at 05:15, boarding at 11:10. The travel time will be approximately 5 hours and 15 minutes. The flights will be operated on Boeing 737-800 airliners, which can accommodate 168 passengers in economy class and eight in business class.