SHENYANG, April 23 -- Moscow-based I-Fly airline on Wednesday launched a direct route between Moscow and Shenyang, capital city of northeast China's Liaoning Province.
The Airbus 330-300 aircraft, which has 387 economy seats, will fly every Wednesday between the two cities.
The travel time is expected to be about nine hours. On Wednesday, the flight carried a total of 385 tourists from Shenyang to Moscow during its debut flight.
The route is expected to boost tourism and economic cooperation between Liaoning and Russia.
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