China Southern Airlines Introduces New Almaty–Yining Route

The flight will be operated once a week

By QazMonitor

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On April 15, China Southern Airlines launched a new charter flight route between Almaty and the Chinese city of Yining, QazMonitor reports citing the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Route: According to the press service of Yining Airport, the new flight route will operate once a week, connecting the city of Yining in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture to Almaty. The flight will reportedly take about an hour and operate according to the following schedule:

Yining 12:04 a.m. – Almaty 3:59 p.m.

Almaty 5:10 p.m. – Yining 3:05 p.m.

NOTE: All times are local. Almaty is UTC+5, while Yining is UTC+8.

Banner reads, 'Warm congratulations on the success of the first flight of the Yining–Almaty international route' (source: ccaonline.cn)

Yining is now the third city in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China to have a direct flight route to Kazakh cities, joining Urumqi and Kashi.

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