Airline Inaugurating Lanzhou-Dubai Route

International flights from Lanzhou, Gansu province, via Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, will start service to Dubai on Sept 29, said Xinjiang local media.

China Southern Airlines said it will introduce the latest Boeing 737-800 to the new route. The aircraft can seat about 130 passengers. The 5,216-kilometer-long, eight-hour flight will fly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

The flight will serve Dubai-bound travelers not only from Gansu but also from Xinjiang, where there is a large Muslim community.