Airplanes awaiting in Konggar airport, Lhasa, one of Tibet's busiest airport. [Photo/China Tibet News]

China Eastern Airlines recently announced that it will resume Flight MU5940 from Lhasa to Kunming on 17th, March two weeks earlier than planned last year, news from China Eastern's Ticket Center in Lhasa.

The daily flight MU5940 takes off from Lhasa's Konggar Airport at 11:35 AM, stops over Deqen and arrives at Kunming Airport in Yunan Province at 2:15 PM. The ticket price is 2,080 yuan.

China Eastern Ticket Center staff also said that discount price tickets (610 yuan) are available by booking one week in advance through its hotline 6915555.