Passenger flights to propel Yangtze River Airlines

Yangtze River Airlines Co Ltd, the Shanghai-based freight subsidiary of HNA Group is entering the passenger traffic segment with its first passenger service set to start on Tuesday.

The airlines' first passenger traffic route is from Shanghai to Sanya, Hainan province, and it will also open another two routes from Shanghai to Zhuhai, Guangdong province, and Guiyang in Guizhou province, said Yang Zhihua, passenger traffic president of Yangtze River Airlines.

"Huge demand is the main reason why Yangtze River Airlines is expanding its business into passenger traffic," Yang added.