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A new direct flight links Nanjing and Moscow

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Date: 2018.09.10 Author: Celia Tang
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According to the Nanjing Lukou International Airport, a new direct air route has been launched between Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province and Moscow, the capital city in Russia on September 5th. The flight is scheduled to leave every Wednesday.

 

The flight is operated by Airbus A330 aircraft of Russia's iFly Airlines. The flight - I4 9545 is scheduled to depart from Nanjing Lukou International Airport at 00:45 a.m. Beijing time. A one-way trip takes around 8.5 hours and the aircraft can carry up to 311 passengers.

 

Nanjing now has eight intercontinental flights, linking it with Frankfurt, Sydney, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Milan, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, and Moscow. Nanjing is one of the most delightful destinations in China. Known as the capital city of six or ten dynasties in ancient Chinese history, Nanjing has a variety of historical and cultural heritage evident in its architecture like imperial mausoleums, old temples, traditional garden buildings, and museums.