FUZHOU, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- A direct flight opened Wednesday between Fuzhou, capital of eastern China's Fujian Province, and New York.
Flight MF849 took off from Fuzhou at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday and will land in New York after A 14.5-hour flight.
It will depart from Fuzhou on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The return flight leaves New York at 12:55 p.m. local time.
The new route, operated by Xiamen Airlines, makes Fuzhou the fourth city in China after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to have direct flights to New York.
A total of 800,000 people with origins in Fuzhou live in the New York area.
Xiamen Airlines will also launch a direct flight from Xiamen city to Los Angeles in June, according to Che Shanglun, chairman of the airline.
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