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China to open Beijing-Khartoum direct flight
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-14 15:28

Hainan Airlines, a major Chinese carrier, is to open the first direct flight between Beijing and the Sudanese capital Khartoum next Tuesday amid booming trade between the two nations in recent years.

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The Beijing-Khartoum flight with Airbus 340-600 takes off at 1:30 am from Beijing every Tuesday and Friday and arrives in Khartoum at 9:20 am local time.

The Hainan Airlines has another flight to Africa, Beijing to Luanda, capital of Angola, via Dubai.


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