China Southern Airlines to launch direct flight from LA to Shenyang

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China Southern Airlines launched its first non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Shenyang on December 18, connecting the US west coast with northeast China.

China Southern "will serve to strengthen and open new opportunities for economic, cultural and trade exchanges between the two countries with the new route," Hou Ming, head of China Southern Airlines North America, said at the launch ceremony in New York City on Friday night.

Shenyang is the capital city of northeast China's Liaoning Province. It is also the economic and cultural, technological innovation, transportation logistics and trade exhibition center in northeast China.

The Shenyang Palace Museum in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province /VCG Photo

The Los Angeles-Shenyang will increase the capacity between North America and China by approximately 10 percent, Hou said.

China Southern, which has a fleet of around 800 aircraft and transported 126 million passengers in 2017, was named among the most valuable airline brands by Brand Finance, an international consultancy.

(Source: Xinhua News Agency)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency