Hong Kong, mainland China’s Urumqi to launch first direct flight route from next week in bid to connect businesses with Xinjiang region
South China Morning Post
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April 26, 2023
A first direct carrier flight between Hong Kong and mainland China’s Urumqi will take off next Wednesday, which aviation analysts have said could help the city take on a bigger role in bringing foreign investors to the Xinjiang region.
The new flight path, which will be run by Urumqi Air, an aviation unit of Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, will operate trips every Wednesday from May 3 and is expected to shave at least three hours off previous routes between the two cities.
The route’s opening was first announced by state media China News Service and other news outlets in Xinjiang earlier this week, with further details published on the Urumqi government website on Sunday.
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