XI'AN, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- A new air route connecting Xi'an, the capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, with Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia officially opened on Sunday.
At about 8:40 a.m., an Airbus A320 aircraft departed from the Xi'an Xianyang International Airport. China Eastern Airlines operates the daily round trip flight. During its outbound journey, it stops in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, at 11:15 a.m. before arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 4:50 p.m. local time.