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12:03, 27-Mar-2019
Direct flight to link Shenzhen and Rome
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Hainan Airlines will launch a direct air route linking China's southern boomtown of Shenzhen with Italy's capital Rome on May 30, according to an airport in Shenzhen.
The flight HU437, operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, will depart , Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport at 1:30 a.m. Beijing time every Thursday and Sunday and is scheduled to arrive in Rome at 8:10 a.m. local time.
The return flight HU438 will depart Rome at 11:25 a.m. local time and arrive in Shenzhen at 5:20 a.m. Beijing time the next day.
Italy is the second most popular European destination for Chinese tourists with a total of 1.8 million trips made in 2018, according to a recent report by the China Tourism Academy and the travel agency Ctrip. Italy issued 15 percent more visas in China last year.
(Cover image: Colosseum in Rome, Italy. /VCG Photo)
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency