Domestic
Air China launches Beijing-Lhasa direct flight
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-07-02 13:37
Air China, the nation's biggest carrier, said Wednesday it will launch the nation's first direct flight between Beijing and Lhasa, beginning July 10, to promote tourism.
The three-hour-fifty-minute flight will be operated by the Airbus A330. Previously, travelers had to transfer through Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province. The transfer added two hours to the flight.
CA4122 will leave at 7 am every day from the Beijing Capital International Airport, and arrive at the Lhasa Gonggar Airport at 10:50 am.
