Sanya to add 9 international transit flight routes from June
Sanya Phoenix International Airport
China Southern Airlines announced Wednesday the company will launch 9 new international transit routes from Sanya via Urumqi to Middle and Western Asia and Europe, reports hinews.cn.
The 9 new transit routes will start from Sanya and fly to Moscow and Novosibirsk, Russia, Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, Hu Zhande, an important city of Dushanbe, Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, Tehran, the capital of Iran, Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia and Almaty, Kazakhstan, with a stop in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
With the development of the Hainan International Tourism Island, especially the implementation of the Hainan Tax Rebate and Duty Free policy, Hainan international air transportation business has gained a rapid growth. By the end of April, Hainan received nearly 270,000 inbound tourists, a 15% year on year increase.
Besides, China Southern Airlines is considering launching a number of international transit flight routes in Southeast Asia by the end of this year.