CHONGQING, Feb 20 (GCTL) - Finnair, Finland's flagship carrier and the country's largest airline, will launch a direct route between Helsinki and southwest China's Chongqing Municipality in May, tourism authorities said Friday.
The route's four flights every week will be serviced by Airbus A340 aircraft. The flight time is expected to be eight-and-a-half hours, said Zhou Cai, an official with the municipality's tourism bureau.
It will also be the first route connecting western China to Northern Europe, Zhou said, adding that the carrier is now recruiting flight attendants in Chongqing.
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