Lao Airlines resumes flights to Changsha in China

Lao Airlines launches the first flight from Vientiane to Changsha since flights were suspended a few years ago due to the Covid-19 pandemic. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network) The first Lao Airlines flight from Vientiane to Changsha, the capital of central China’s Hunan province, took off on Friday (April 28), reviving the route after China reopened its borders and lifted Covid-related travel restrictions.

The twice-weekly flight on Monday and Friday is designed to meet the needs of the growing number of tourists and businesses in the region, bolstering trade and general economic activity between Laos and China.