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China Southern Airlines launches direct air traffic between central China, Moscow

BEIJING, July 30 (Itar-Tass) - China Southern Airlines has launched direct flights between central Chinese province Hubei’s capital city Wuhan and Moscow international airport Sheremetyevo on Wednesday. An airliner Airbus 330-200 has departed at 3.10 pm local time (7.10 am GMT) from the Wuhan airport and will land at airport Sheremetyevo-2 in nine hours, according to the flight schedule of the airline’s website. A return flight is due at 10.15 pm Moscow time (6.15 pm GMT) on Wednesday. Flights will be made thrice a week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. This flight will connect directly Russia and central China. Local authorities hope “that opening of a new air route will promote development of relations with Russia,” Wuhan newspaper Chanjiang Ribao reported. Learn more on itar-tass.com

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