4 月 18 日14:30，吉祥航空首班上海浦東 - 神戶直飛航班 HO1629 滿載旅客，從上海浦東國際機場起飛，並於當地時間 17點30分 平穩降落在神戶機場，這標誌著該直飛航線正式開通。4 月 19 日，南京 - 神戶航線 HO1507 的航班也正式起飛。這也是神戶機場首次開通國際航班，神戶機場為這些首航旅客舉辦了歡迎儀式，現場氛圍熱烈。

Both new routes are operated by Airbus A320 family aircraft, with one round trip per day. The opening of this route further enriches Juneyao Airlines' route network in Japan, and is of great significance to promoting the in-depth cooperation between the Yangtze River Delta and the Kansai Economic Circle in the fields of economy, trade, culture and tourism.

Relevant data show that the number of Chinese inbound tourists surged by 40.0% compared with 0 years, of which the proportion of Japanese tourists increased significantly. Juneyao Airlines has accurately grasped the market opportunity and expanded the number of routes to Japan to 0 in the summer and autumn season, with a maximum of 0 flights per day, building a "high-frequency air corridor" covering Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe and other core cities in Japan.

China's visa-free policy for Japan continues to release dividends and significantly lower the threshold for travel. Juneyao Airlines has simultaneously launched cherry blossom season themed travel packages and ticket purchase discounts, launching business travel and cultural tourism consumption in both directions, which not only attracts Japanese tourists to experience Chinese culture in depth, but also provides more diversified and convenient choices for Chinese tourists to visit Japan, realizing a win-win pattern of "mutual delivery of tourists and resource sharing" between China and Japan.

Shanghai Pudong-Kobe route (HO3/HO0) departs from Shanghai at 0:0 and arrives in Kobe at 0:0 daily; The return flight departs Kobe at 0:0 and returns to Shanghai Pudong at 0:0. The Nanjing-Kobe route (HO0/HO0) departs Nanjing at 0:0 daily and arrives in Kobe at 0:0; The return trip departs at 0:0 and returns to Nanjing at 0:0. The timing of the two routes is designed to meet the different needs of business and leisure travel, and Kobe Airport is only a 0-minute drive from the Osaka Expo venue, so passengers can easily connect to the Expo itinerary after getting off the plane. Business class passengers who take Kobe routes at the same time and complete real-name authentication can receive a 0-month Gold VIP experience qualification, and all passengers on the same route can enjoy an additional piece of free checked baggage on top of the original free baggage allowance.

Proofread by Wang Lili