Dalian to launch two new intl flight routes

A China Southern Airlines jet plane takes off from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, Oct 17. [Photo/IC]

China Southern Airlines will launch two new international flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport in Dalian city, Liaoning province, as part of the new winter schedule which will begin on Oct 28.

Both flights will be offering passengers a direct trip to nearby South Korea, with an Airbus A319 heading to Cheongju Airport on Mondays and Fridays, while an Airbus 320 flies to Jeju Island on Thursdays and Sundays.

In addition, the number of weekly flights to Osaka and Toyama in Japan are set to increase.

According to the winter schedule,China Southern Airlines will operate 46 flight routes from Dalian airport with seven of those being international and eight newly-launched. Then, 98 flights are expected to be in operationper day, making the number of year’s total flights reaching 15,210, a year-on-year increase of 17 percent.

Passengers wait in line at the airport in Dalian, July 27. [Photo/IC]