China Northern Airlines to launch new services to South Korea

Airline Industry Information, March 19, 2002

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China Northern Airlines has announced plans to introduce several new international and domestic routes.

From 26 April, the airline will offer a twice-weekly service from Shenyang to Busan, South Korea, using MD90 aircraft. A twice-weekly MD90 flight from Shenyang to Taegu, South Korea, will launch on 26 May and a daily flight from Shenyang to the South Korean capital Seoul will be inaugurated on 30 June.

New domestic routes are set to include Shenyang to Sanya, and Changchun to Chengdu, while the suspended route from Shenyang to Urumqi will be opened again in the near future, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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