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.