Airline news and deals

Macao-Bangkok: Thai Smile, the new sub-brand business unit of Thai Airways International, has begun to operate two flights a day from Bangkok to Macao. Macao-Bangkok one-way all-in-fare starts from 660 yuan ($104) and round-trip fares from 1,370 yuan.

The flights leave Bangkok at 7:45 am and 4:40 pm (local time) and return from Macao at 12:15 pm and 9:15 pm (local time).

For details, refer to www.thaiairways.com.cn.

Special deal to Europe: Lufthansa provides special deal for travelers from Shenyang, Liaoning province, and Qingdao, Shandong province.

It will cost as low as 3,160 yuan ($496) for a round-trip from these two cities to Milan, Rome, Brussels, London, and Warsaw if the traveler books the tickets by the end of this year and the returning time from Europe is no sooner than the next Sunday after the departure date.

More information on www.lufthansa.com/cn.

China-Japan: All Nippon Airways offers special deals to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its launching of air routes between China and Japan. It will cost as little as 2,500 yuan ($393) for a round-trip from nine Chinese cities to Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya if travelers book the tickets before July 13. Travelers have to stay in the destination between four and 14 days. Details on www.ana.co.jp/cn.