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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) — Kazakhstan’s SCAT airline will launch a Xi’an-Shymkent flight in July this year, the Xi’an Ribao (Xi’an daily) newspaper reported.
The new flight will connect Xi’an and Shymkent starting July 3, bringing the number of air routes between Xi’an and Central Asian cities to eight, the Xi’an Xianyang International Airport Administration said at a presentation on Wednesday.
Flights on this route will be operated twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays.
Shymkent, one of three cities of national significance in Kazakhstan, maintains close trade and economic contacts with the city of Xi’an, which is the administrative center of Shaanxi Province in northwest China.
Currently, there are 54 international and regional air routes from Xianyang Airport. -0-