MIL-OSI Russia: China Southern Airlines ramps up flights to Belt and Road countries as summer travel boom approaches

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) — China Southern Airlines, based in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, plans to open or increase the frequency of some international and regional air routes to prepare for the summer travel peak and contribute to the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road, the China Daily reported.

According to the airline, a new direct flight Beijing-Dushanbe will be launched on June 16 this year, with flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Starting from June 25, a new direct flight Guangzhou-Almaty is expected to open, which will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Starting from June 30, China Southern Airlines will start operating direct flights between Guangzhou and Tashkent. And starting from July 1, a new direct flight is expected to open, which will connect Harbin /Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China/ and Vladivostok and will be operated by Airbus A320 aircraft on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

In addition, China Southern Airlines will increase the frequency of flights to popular destinations. In particular, from June 11, its planes will fly more often on the route between Urumqi /Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Northwest China/ and Yerevan. From July 1, the number of flights on the Urumqi-Baku route will increase from three to five per week.

With the launch of new flights and the consolidation of the schedules of the above-mentioned airlines, the number of international and regional routes of China Southern Airlines will reach 150, and the weekly number of flights will reach 2,000. -0-

MIL OSI Russia News