According to a Mawlamyine-based airline ticket agent, the Mawlamyine-Yangon passenger flight, which has been halted for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, will restart operations on 5 December.

Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) will begin operating the Mawlamyine-Yangon route beginning on 5 December.

An airline ticket agent based in Mawlamyine said: "The airline has been halted for a long time. The flight will operate twice a week. The cost of a flight ticket is approximately 140,000 kyats per ticket."

According to an airline ticket agent, there is currently only the Mawlamyine-Yangon route and no separate Yangon-Mawlamyine route. If people need to travel to Mawlamyine from Yangon, they will have to take the Yangon- Kawthaung -Mawlamyine route.

"I think flying is the best option right now because of the country's current political situation," said a Mawlamyine resident.

The Nyaung Khar Shay X-Ray checkpoint at Sittaung Bridge is currently experiencing difficulties for people travelling by car, particularly emergency passengers, due to several days of travel delays and traffic congestion caused by strict inspections.