HARBIN, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's Sichuan Airlines will launch a direct air route between Vladivostok, Russia and the northeast China city of Harbin starting Thursday.
An Airbus A321 will depart from Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province, at 7:30 a.m. and arrive in Vladivostok at 11 a.m. local time every Thursday and Sunday. The return flight will leave Vladivostok at 12:10 p.m. local time and arrive in Harbin at 11:15 a.m. also Thursdays and Sundays, according to Harbin Taiping International Airport.
China Southern Airlines and Russia's Aurora Airline currently operate direct flights between the two cities.