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Kashgar-Islamabad direct flight opens

(Xinhua)    09:22, August 15, 2013
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Pakistan-based airlines Pakistan International Air and Rayyan Air in collaboration launched direct flights between Islamabad and the Chinese mainland city of Kashgar on Wednesday.

It is the first international route linking Kashgar, a southern city in west China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and the capital of Pakistan.

The maiden flight, carrying 89 passengers, arrived at Kashgar International Airport at 12:25 p.m., according to Li Mei, an official with the airport.

The flight and its return will be offered once a week on Wednesdays. The flight time is one hour.

Kashgar International Airport is the second largest airport in Xinjiang. It opened in January 2006.

(Editor:HuangJin、Gao Yinan)

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