First China-Russia Tourism Air Route Opens

A flight from Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, to Vladivostock, a Russian port city, was opened recently.

This is the first tourist air route that have been opened between the two countries.

Local sources said MD-82 aircraft will be used for the flight. It will shorten the journey between the two cities to an hour and a half.



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